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On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin included evidence that he had gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation.

Various evolutionary ideas had already been proposed to explain new findings in biology. There was growing support for such ideas among dissident anatomists and the general public, but during the first half of the 19th century the English scientific establishment was closely tied to the Church of England, while science was part of natural theology. Ideas about the transmutation of species were controversial as they conflicted with the beliefs that species were unchanging parts of a designed hierarchy and that humans were unique, unrelated to other animals. The political and theological implications were intensely debated, but transmutation was not accepted by the scientific mainstream.
1. Was there thinking about evolution before Darwin?
2. Why were these ideas controversial?
3. Who was supportive of these ideas?
4. anyone else?
5. Who did not support it?
6. How did the scientific mainstream think about the idea?
7. What was the name of Darwin's book?
8. When was it in print?
9. what month
10. Is it considered literature?
11. What kind?
12. What do people this this is the foundation for?
13. What did the book talk about?
14. About what?
15. Does all life come from one place?
16. What kind of pattern does evolution have?
17. Do populations change overnight?
18. how long does it take?
19. Where did he get his evidence?
20. When?

Numbered answers:
1. yes
2. people thought humans were unique
3. dissident anatomists
4. the general public
5. the Church of England
6. they did not accept it
7. On the Origin of Species
8. 1859
9. November
10. yes
11. scientific literature
12. evolutionary biology
13. a scientific theory
14. evolution
15. yes
16. a branching one
17. no
18. generations
19. his beagle expedition
20. the 1830s

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CHAPTER LXV - MISS LONGESTAFFE WRITES HOME

Lady Monogram, when she left Madame Melmotte's house after that entertainment of Imperial Majesty which had been to her of so very little avail, was not in a good humour. Sir Damask, who had himself affected to laugh at the whole thing, but who had been in truth as anxious as his wife to see the Emperor in private society, put her ladyship and Miss Longestaffe into the carriage without a word, and rushed off to his club in disgust. The affair from beginning to end, including the final failure, had been his wife's doing. He had been made to work like a slave, and had been taken against his will to Melmotte's house, and had seen no Emperor and shaken hands with no Prince! 'They may fight it out between them now like the Kilkenny cats.' That was his idea as he closed the carriage-door on the two ladies,--thinking that if a larger remnant were left of one cat than of the other that larger remnant would belong to his wife.

'What a horrid affair!' said Lady Monogram. 'Did anybody ever see anything so vulgar?' This was at any rate unreasonable, for whatever vulgarity there may have been, Lady Monogram had seen none of it.

'I don't know why you were so late,' said Georgiana.

'Late! Why it's not yet twelve. I don't suppose it was eleven when we got into the Square. Anywhere else it would have been early.'

'You knew they did not mean to stay long. It was particularly said so. I really think it was your own fault.'
1. who was in a bad mood after leaving the house?
2. whose home was she at?
3. was she put into a carriage?
4. with whom?
5. who put them in there?
6. who were they there to see?
7. did he want to go?
8. did he see the emperor?
9. who did he want to shake hands with?
10. where did he go after putting the ladies in the carriage?
11. did he say anything about the ladies fighting?
12. what animal did he say they could fight like?
13. did anyone think the situation was vulgar?
14. who
15. who commented on her lateness?
16. what time did she say they got into the square?
17. did she think that was late?

Numbered answers:
1. Lady Monogram
2. Madame Melmotte's
3. Yes
4. Miss Longestaffe
5. Sir Damask
6. the Emperor
7. Yes
8. No
9. the Prince
10. his club
11. Yes
12. Cats
13. Yes
14. Lady Monogram
15. Georgiana
16. Almost eleven
17. No

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CHAPTER II

"THE NEW ART"

A tall, fair young man stood in the small alcove of Lady Swindon's drawing-room, with his eyes fixed upon the door. He was accurately dressed in the afternoon garb of a London man about town, and carried in his hand, or rather in his hands, for they were crossed behind him, that hall-mark of Western civilization--a well-brushed, immaculate silk hat. Neither in his clothes nor personal appearance was there any striking difference between him and the crowd of other young men who thronged the rooms, except perhaps that he was a trifle better made, and pleasanter to look at than most of them, and that the air of boredom, so apparent on most of their faces and in their manners, was in his case perfectly natural. As a matter of fact, he hated afternoon receptions, and was only waiting for a favourable opportunity to make his exit unnoticed.

"Paul, my boy, you don't look happy," exclaimed a voice in his ear.

Paul de Vaux turned upon the new-comer sharply. "Not likely to, Arthur. You know I hate all this sort of thing, and, as far as I can see, it's just a repetition of the usual performance--stale speeches, lionizing, gossip, and weak tea. I consider you've brought me here under false pretences. Where's the startling novelty you promised me?"

"All in good time," was the cool reply. "You'll thank your stars you're here in a minute or two."

Paul de Vaux looked at his brother incredulously. "Some sell of yours, I suppose," he remarked. "At any rate, no one here whom I have spoken to seems to be expecting anything unusual."
1. Who stood in the alcove?
2. Who said Paul didn't look happy?
3. What's Paul's last name?
4. Does he like afternoon receptions?
5. What happens at them?
6. Who brought Paul there?
7. Why did he come?
8. When does Arthur think Paul will be thankful?
9. What's the relationship between Paul and Arthur?
10. Is everyone expecting something strange?
11. Whose house were they at?
12. And what room there?
13. What city were they in?
14. What was he wearing?
15. Of what kind of person?
16. What position were his hands in?
17. What was he holding?
18. What material was it made of?
19. Was it clean?
20. Who else was in the room?
Numbered answers:
1. A young man
2. Arthur
3. de Vaux
4. No
5. stale speeches, lionizing, gossip, and weak tea
6. Arthur
7. startling novelty was promised
8. a minute or two
9. brothers
10. no
11. Lady Swindon's
12. drawing-room
13. London
14. afternoon garb
15. London man about town
16. crossed behind him
17. hat
18. silk
19. yes
20. other young men