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Which company was at the center of Britain’s South Sea Bubble, whose collapse helped trigger the 1720 stock-market crash?
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South Sea Company
What was the name of the 2010 event when U.S. markets plunged and rebounded within minutes?
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Flash Crash
What was the name of the 17th-century Dutch speculative bubble involving tulip bulbs?
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Tulip mania
In the Epic of Atrahasis, what name is given to the Mesopotamian flood hero who parallels Noah?
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Atrahasis
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How many people does Genesis name as entering Noah's Ark?
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Eight people
What does the Hebrew word “tebah,” used for Noah's Ark, mean most closely?
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Box or chest
What is the title of C.S. Lewis's 1942 myth-inspired novel about Orual?
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Till We Have Faces
Which war did C.S. Lewis serve in as a second lieutenant?
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World War I
Which C.S. Lewis work was published in 1936 as a study of medieval allegorical love?
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The Allegory of Love
Which C.S. Lewis book was published in 1940 as an exploration of Christian suffering?
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The Problem of Pain
Which Cambridge university position did C.S. Lewis receive in 1954?
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Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English