Problem: Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from each other.

Although pop music is seen as just the singles charts, it is not the sum of all chart music. Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country; nonetheless, there are core elements that define pop music. Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), as well as common use of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and hooks.

David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop music as "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk musics". According to Pete Seeger, pop music is "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music". Although pop music is seen as just the singles charts, it is not the sum of all chart music. The music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including classical, jazz, rock, and novelty songs. Pop music, as a genre, is seen as existing and developing separately. Thus "pop music" may be used to describe a distinct genre, designed to appeal to all, often characterized as "instant singles-based music aimed at teenagers" in contrast to rock music as "album-based music for adults".
1. What terms are often mixed up?
2. Don't they mean the same thing?
3. What's the difference?
4. Are pop and rock the same?
5. Were they at one time?
6. When?
7. Who is the first male mentioned by name?
8. What does he think?
9. Does anyone agree with him?
10. Who?
11. Is anyone else mentioned?
12. Name?
13. Does he agree with Hatch?
14. What does he think?
Answer: 1. popular music and pop music
2. no
3. popular music describes all music that is popular, pop is it's own genre
4. no
5. sort of
6. until the late 1960s
7. David Hatch
8. that pop music is "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk musics
9. yes
10. Stephen Millward
11. yes
12. Pete Seeger
13. no
14. pop music is "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music"

Problem: CHAPTER XXVII

A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

If Jimmy had entertained any doubts concerning the effectiveness of this disclosure, they would have vanished at the sight of the other's face. Just as the rich hues of a sunset pale slowly into an almost imperceptible green, so did the purple of Sir Thomas's cheeks become, in stages, first a dull red, then pink, and finally take on a uniform pallor. His mouth hung open. His attitude of righteous defiance had crumpled. Unsuspected creases appeared in his clothes. He had the appearance of one who has been caught in the machinery.

Jimmy was a little puzzled. He had expected to check the enemy, to bring him to reason, but not to demolish him in this way. There was something in this which he did not understand. When Spike had handed him the stones, and his trained eye, after a moment's searching examination, had made him suspicious, and when, finally, a simple test had proved his suspicions correct, he was comfortably aware that, though found with the necklace on his person, he had knowledge, which, communicated to Sir Thomas, would serve him well. He knew that Lady Julia was not the sort of lady who would bear calmly the announcement that her treasured rope of diamonds was a fraud. He knew enough of her to know that she would demand another necklace, and see that she got it; and that Sir Thomas was not one of those generous and expansive natures which think nothing of an expenditure of twenty thousand pounds.
1. Who was confused?
2. What was a fraud?
3. Whose was it?
4. Who was righteous at first?
5. Did somebody perform a test?
6. What did Jimmy think Lady Julia would insist on?
7. Did Sir Thomas seem generous?
8. What did Jimmy expect to do to the enemy?
9. But what did he end up doing?
10. Who handed him the diamonds?
11. How did he feel after looking at them?
12. Did he turn out to be right?
13. What would Lady Julia make sure of?
14. In whose clothes did creases show up?
15. And how did he appear?
16. Did the necklace have rubies on it?
17. Who had a trained eye?
18. What color did Sir Thomas' cheeks turn at first?
19. What color next?
20. And then what finally?
Answer: 1. Jimmy
2. diamonds necklace
3. Lady Julia
4. sir thomas
5. yes
6. another necklace
7. no
8. check him
9. demolish him
10. Spike
11. suspicious
12. yes
13. got necklace
14. sir thomas
15. like one who has been caught in the machinery.
16. no
17. Jimmy
18. red
19. pink
20. uniform pallor

Problem: The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture's United States Forest Service.

The Department is administered by the United States Secretary of the Interior, who is a member of the Cabinet of the President. The current Secretary is Ryan Zinke. The Inspector General position is currently vacant, with Mary Kendall serving as acting Inspector General.

Despite its name, the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for police matters and internal security. In the United States, national security and immigration functions are performed by the Department of Homeland Security primarily and the Department of Justice secondarily.

The Department of the Interior has often been humorously called "The Department of Everything Else" because of its broad range of responsibilities.
1. What is also known as the Department of Everything Else
2. Is that meant in jest?
3. Why would someone refer to it that way?
4. Is there an abbreviation for this branch?
5. What percent of US property do they care for?
6. What about the other 25%?
7. What public official runs the DOI?
8. Who holds that spot right now?
9. What relevant position is not filled by anyone right now?
10. What does Mary Kendall do?
11. How old is she?
Answer:
1. The Department of the Interior
2. Yes.
3. Because of its broad range of responsibilities.
4. DOI
5. About 75%.
6. Managed by the Department of Agriculture
7. Secretary of the Interior
8. Ryan Zinke.
9. The Inspector General position.
10. Serving as acting Inspector General.
11. unknown