Q: Washington (CNN) -- The stars were out Sunday night as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts bestowed its prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on actor and comedian Will Ferrell.

The award, which was established in 1998, honors comedians who have shaped American society with their work, as Mark Twain once did.

Ferrell himself commented on the importance of the prize, telling CNN it's "the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy," and he was honored to receive it.

Fellow comedians Jack Black, Tim Meadows, Ed Asner, Paul Rudd, Andy Samberg, Conan O'Brien and Molly Shannon showered Ferrell with praise at the ceremony.

"When you see Will Ferrell on a marquis, he's going to give you 90 minutes to two hours of fascinating entertainment," said Asner, who worked with Ferrell in the movie "Elf."

In the movie, Will "was so steeped in his character that I had to believe in mine," Asner said.

"He's a blast. I mean, he's always coming up with new stuff," said actor Rudd, who co-stared with Ferrell in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"

He's, "just fun to watch, and he's very good at keeping it together."

O'Brien took a different approach -- the backhanded compliment.

"None of us are here for Will," he said. "We're here because Will's very powerful. We fear Will. Let's get that straight, okay? I'm angry. And afraid. I'm here out of fear."

Also in attendance were senior administration officials, including White House Chief of Staff William Daley, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew.

Answer the following questions:
1. who got the Mark Twain Prize ?
2. where was it held ?
3. was it monday afternoon ?
4. what was established in 1998 ?
5. how many Fellow comedians were honered ?
6. how many gave ferrell praise ?
7. what did O'Brien do ?
8. who co-stared with Ferrell in "Anchorman ?
9. what did Mark Twain do ?
10. who gives fascinating entertainment ?
A: 1. Will Ferrell.
2. John F. Kennedy Center
3. no
4. The award
5. One
6. Seven
7. took a different approach
8. Rudd
9. comedian whoshaped American society with his work
10. Will Ferrell
Q: In the Roman era, copper was principally mined on Cyprus, the origin of the name of the metal from aes yprium (metal of Cyprus), later corrupted to uprum, from which the words copper (English), cuivre (French), Koper (Dutch) and Kupfer (German) are all derived. Its compounds are commonly encountered as copper(II) salts, which often impart blue or green colors to minerals such as azurite, malachite and turquoise and have been widely used historically as pigments. Architectural structures built with copper corrode to give green verdigris (or patina). Decorative art prominently features copper, both by itself and in the form of pigments.

Copper occurs naturally as native copper and was known to some of the oldest civilizations on record. It has a history of use that is at least 10,000 years old, and estimates of its discovery place it at 9000 BC in the Middle East; a copper pendant was found in northern Iraq that dates to 8700 BC. There is evidence that gold and meteoric iron (but not iron smelting) were the only metals used by humans before copper. The history of copper metallurgy is thought to have followed the following sequence: 1) cold working of native copper, 2) annealing, 3) smelting, and 4) the lost wax method. In southeastern Anatolia, all four of these metallurgical techniques appears more or less simultaneously at the beginning of the Neolithic c. 7500 BC. However, just as agriculture was independently invented in several parts of the world, copper smelting was invented locally in several different places. It was probably discovered independently in China before 2800 BC, in Central America perhaps around 600 AD, and in West Africa about the 9th or 10th century AD. Investment casting was invented in 45004000 BC in Southeast Asia and carbon dating has established mining at Alderley Edge in Cheshire, UK at 2280 to 1890 BC. Otzi the Iceman, a male dated from 33003200 BC, was found with an axe with a copper head 99.7% pure; high levels of arsenic in his hair suggest his involvement in copper smelting. Experience with copper has assisted the development of other metals; in particular, copper smelting led to the discovery of iron smelting. Production in the Old Copper Complex in Michigan and Wisconsin is dated between 6000 and 3000 BC. Natural bronze, a type of copper made from ores rich in silicon, arsenic, and (rarely) tin, came into general use in the Balkans around 5500 BC.[citation needed]

Answer the following questions:
1. Does copper occur naturally?
2. How long has it been used?
3. When was it discovered?
4. Where?
5. What was found in North Iraq?
6. What is it dated?
7. What metals were used by people before copper?
8. How many sequences did copper metallurgy have?
9. What happened in 2800 BC?
10. Where was copper mined in the roman era?
11. What color does copper turn in architecture?
A: 1. Yes
2. 10,000 years
3. 9000 BC
4. Middle East
5. A copper pendant
6. 8700 BC
7. Gold and meteoric iron
8. Four
9. Copper was discovered sometimes before then
10. Cyprus
11. Green verdigris or patina
Q: CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE DEMANDS OF THE ENEMY.

It was an hour later, when the excitement had cooled down a little, that Captain Moore sent for Benson again. Wondering what was to follow, the old scout hurried to the room in which the young commander was transacting his business.

"I want a little talk with you in private, Benson," said the young officer.

"Yes, captain."

"I know you've been wondering why I didn't send you to Fort Prescott instead of sending Hank Leeson."

"You had a right to do as you pleased, captain."

"The truth of the matter is, Benson, I wanted you here. You brought Joe and Darry to the fort, and those two boys need looking after. We are going to have a fight, sooner or later. We may win, and if we do, all right. But if we don't----"

"You want me to stand by the boys to the last?" put in the old scout quickly.

"I do, Benson; and, no matter what comes, I want you to promise to do your level best to save them, and see them safe back to the East. If the worst comes I am willing to die fighting, but Joe must get out of it somehow. If he doesn't it will break my mother's heart. And you must do as well by Darry, for he is an only child."

The eyes of the old scout and the young captain met. Then Benson put out his hand, which Captain Moore quickly grasped.

"I understand, captain. I'll do my best, and if those lads don't get away it will be because Sam Benson aint alive to take 'em."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who sent for Benson?
2. Was Benson old or young?
3. How about the Captain?
4. Why did he not send Benson to Fort Prescott?
5. Who had Benson brought?
6. Where did he bring them?
7. Does the Captain want Benson to abandon the boys?
8. Where should the boys go back to?
9. Who is willing to die fighting?
10. Whose heart will break if they boys don't return?
11. Was Darry a grown man?
12. Who reached out to shake hands first?
A:
1. Captain Moore
2. old
3. young
4. he wanted him there
5. Joe and Darry
6. the fort
7. no
8. East.
9. Captain Moore
10. his mother's
11. unknown
12. Benson