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Dragons are mentioned several times in the Old Testament and in the Book of Revelation. Was it understood at the time that these were fantastical creatures? Are there any theories for the source of these references?	16
How did one become a Senator in Rome? Was this status permanent, or was there a designated term length?	16
Which books of the Bible attributed to a single author (ex: first six books of Old Testament to Moses, Luke/Acts to Luke, John/Revelation to John, various letters by Peter and Paul) do scholars agree were really written by the same person?	16
Would Marat have been considered a journalist? Did he have any rivals in terms of breadth or influence? Did his death hasten the rejection of Robespierre and the end of the Terror?	16
Where did the practice of the Dutch wearing wooden shoes come from? When did it become widespread? Is it still (as of 1998) fairly common?	16
George Romero's zombie films were full of political subtext; was this an innovation, or traditional for genre fiction of their time?	16
At what point (if ever) would it be accurate to say that Britain's form of government transformed from a monarchy to a parliamentary democracy? What were the major factors that led to the shift?	16
What led to the cognizance in the early 1950s that Rock and Roll was a new, distinct thing, and what distinguished it from its forerunners?	16
Was the 1920 bombing of Wall Street political terrorism? How did the country react? Is anything known about the perpetrators?	16
Throughout the 19th and and much of the 20th century, the USA prided itself as being "a nation of immigrants." Were they in fact distinct in this regard in comparison to the rest of the 'new world'? Was this a result of political policy, economic opportunity, a mix of the two, or something else?	16

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