[Q]: Given the following passage "A healthy, and legal, publishing industry existed throughout Europe, although established publishers and book sellers occasionally ran afoul of the law. The Encyclopedie, for example, condemned not only by the King but also by Clement XII, nevertheless found its way into print with the help of the aforementioned Malesherbes and creative use of French censorship law. But many works were sold without running into any legal trouble at all. Borrowing records from libraries in England, Germany and North America indicate that more than 70 percent of books borrowed were novels. Less than 1 percent of the books were of a religious nature, indicating the general trend of declining religiosity.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: What country's loopholes inadvertently aided the publishing industry?
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[A]: French

[Q]: Given the following passage "In January 2007, the average annual salary in the city was 22,267. This was 1,700 lower than the national average and 3,800 less than the average for the South East.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: About how much thousand pounds is the average annual salary in the city?
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[A]: 22

[Q]: Given the following passage "North Carolina has rich traditions in art, music, and cuisine. The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $1.2 billion in direct economic activity in North Carolina, supporting more than 43,600 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $119 million in revenue for local governments and the state of North Carolina. North Carolina established the North Carolina Museum of Art as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding and continues to bring millions into the NC economy. Also see this list of museums in North Carolina.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: What is the museum significant?
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[A]: the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding

[Q]: Given the following passage "In 1454 King Casimir IV granted the Nieszawa Statutes (Polish: "statuty cerkwicko-nieszawskie"), clarifying the legal basis of voivodship sejmiks (local parliaments). The king could promulgate new laws, raise taxes, or call for a levee en masse (pospolite ruszenie) only with the consent of the sejmiks, and the nobility were protected from judicial abuses. The Nieszawa Statutes also curbed the power of the magnates, as the Sejm (national parliament) received the right to elect many officials, including judges, voivods and castellans. These privileges were demanded by the szlachta as a compensation for their participation in the Thirteen Years' War.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: What was the importance of the sejmiks?
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[A]:
The king could promulgate new laws, raise taxes, or call for a levee en masse (pospolite ruszenie) only with the consent of the sejmiks