Context and question: Modern editions of Old English manuscripts generally introduce some additional conventions. The modern forms of Latin letters are used, including g in place of the insular G, s for long S, and others which may differ considerably from the insular script, notably e, f and r. Macrons are used to indicate long vowels, where usually no distinction was made between long and short vowels in the originals. (In some older editions an acute accent mark was used for consistency with Old Norse conventions.) Additionally, modern editions often distinguish between velar and palatal c and g by placing dots above the palatals: c, g. The letter wynn is usually replaced with w, but sc, eth and thorn are normally retained (except when eth is replaced by thorn).
What form of c, when written, contains a dot over the letter?
Answer: palatal
Context and question: There are several rocks and islets off the coast, including: Castle Rock, Speery Island, the Needle, Lower Black Rock, Upper Black Rock (South), Bird Island (Southwest), Black Rock, Thompson's Valley Island, Peaked Island, Egg Island, Lady's Chair, Lighter Rock (West), Long Ledge (Northwest), Shore Island, George Island, Rough Rock Island, Flat Rock (East), the Buoys, Sandy Bay Island, the Chimney, White Bird Island and Frightus Rock (Southeast), all of which are within one kilometre (0.62 miles) of the shore.
Which direction from the island is Upper Black Rock located?
Answer: South
Context and question: From 1950 to 2011, world population increased from 2.5 billion to 7 billion and is forecast to reach a plateau of more than 9 billion during the 21st century. Sir David King, former chief scientific adviser to the UK government, told a parliamentary inquiry: "It is self-evident that the massive growth in the human population through the 20th century has had more impact on biodiversity than any other single factor." At least until the middle of the 21st century, worldwide losses of pristine biodiverse land will probably depend much on the worldwide human birth rate.
Who is the former chief scientific adviser to the UK government?
Answer:
Sir David King