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Factos Divertidos
100
The title of the essay.
What is The 'Busy' Trap?
100
The illustrater of the picture on this page.
Who is Brecht Vandenbroucke?
100
The description given to the personality of the author's friend in the first paragraph on this page.
What is "driven, cranky, anxious and sad".
100
The final claim of this piece, which is presented in the last sentence.
What is "Life is too short to be busy."
100
Mrs. Murphy's age, in solar rotations at Earth's equator, rounded to 4 significant figures.
What is 582.1 solar rotations.
200
The author relates to the reader in the first paragraph. (true/false)
What is true?
200
The rhetorical device used in the second sentence on this page.
What is simile?
200
The connotation of deformative.
What is negative?
200
The first sentence of the pen ultimate paragraph.
What is "'The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play."
200
Average length of a giraffe's tongue.
What is 18 inches?
300
The connotation of the word lamented as it's used in the second paragraph.
What is negative?
300
The definition of the latchkey generation.
What is the generation that was known for being left alone with free time after school?
300
The definition of histrionic.
What is overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style?
300
The paragraph on page 4 presents expert opinion.
What is the third full paragraph on page 4?
300
Melting point of sodium chloride, in degrees Kelvin.
What is 1,074 degrees K?
400
The rhetorical device used in the last sentence of the page.
What is simile?
400
The definition of acquiescence.
What is the reluctant acceptance of something without protest?
400
The rhetorical device used in the following sentence: "I am the laziest ambitious person I know."
What is antithesis?
400
The paragraph on page 4 that presents a counter-argument.
What is paragraph 4 on this page (the one which continues onto page 5)?
400
The speed of light in meters per second, in scientific notation, to two significant figures.
What is 3.0 x 10^8?
500
The rhetorical device used in the sentences "Busy! "So busy." "Crazy busy."
What is epistrophe?
500
The paragraph on this page that explains a personal anecdote.
What is the first paragraph?
500
Definition of raison d'être.
What is the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence?
500
The paragraph on page 4 which begins by giving many positive examples supporting the author's claim that free time is a necessity.
What is the first full paragraph on page 4?