[Q]: Sentence: With some major exceptions of outright military rule, the Roman Republic remained an alliance of independent city-states and kingdoms (with varying degrees of independence, both de jure and de facto) until it transitioned into the Roman Empire. Question: What type of city-states were involved with the Roman Republic? OPTIONS:
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Sentence: Nearly all provinces had at least one fortress. Question: When did political subgroups begin to appear in Estonia? OPTIONS:
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[A]: no

[Q]: Sentence: The first modern Egyptian novel Zaynab by Muhammad Husayn Haykal was published in 1913 in the Egyptian vernacular. Question: When was Munammad Huayn Haykal's first modern novel published? OPTIONS:
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yes