Question: Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 – c. 250) was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this theology and became Origen's constant companion, and was ordained deacon. He plied Origen with questions, and urged him to write his Commentaries () on the books of the Bible, and, as a wealthy nobleman and courtier, he provided his teacher with books for his studies and secretaries to lighten the labor of composition. 

He suffered during the persecution under the Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax in 235. He was later released and died a confessor. The last mention of Ambrose in the historical record is in Origen's "Contra Celsum," which the latter wrote at the solicitation of Ambrose. 

Origen often speaks of Ambrose in affectionately as a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes. All of Origen's works written after 218 are dedicated to Ambrose, including his "On Martyrdom", "Contra Celsum", "Commentary on St. John's Gospel", and "On Prayer". Ambrose's letters to Origen (praised by Jerome) are lost, although part of one exists. 1. Which religions theory did Origen believe in?
2. What about Origen piqued Ambrose's interest?
3. Where did he teach?
4. When was this?
5. What was Ambrose's original religious belief?
6. Did he eventually give up this belief?
7. What caused him to do this?
8. What religious figure did he become?
9. Did he have a lot of wealth?
10. What did he do with his wealth?
11. How did he die?
12. Did Origen think highly of him?
13. What did Origen say about him?
14. Did Origen dedicate anything to him?
15. When were those works written?
16. Who thought highly of Ambrose's letters to his friend?
17. What happened to these letters?
18. When did Ambrose die? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Christian
2. fame as a teacher
3. Catechetical School of Alexandria
4. 212
5. gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist
6. Yes.
7. Origen's teaching
8. ordained deacon
9. Yes.
10. he provided his teacher with books and secretaries.
11. as a confessor
12. Yes.
13. a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes
14. Yes.
15. after 218
16. Jerome
17. they were lost
18. c. 250


Question: Operation Barbarossa (German: "Unternehmen Barbarossa") was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, starting Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. 

The operation stemmed from Nazi Germany's ideological aims to conquer the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans, to use Slavs as a slave-labour force for the Axis war-effort, and to seize the oil reserves of the Caucasus and the agricultural resources of Soviet territories. 

In the two years leading up to the invasion, Germany and the Soviet Union signed political and economic pacts for strategic purposes. Nevertheless, the German High Command began planning an invasion of the Soviet Union in July 1940 (under the codename Operation Otto), which Adolf Hitler authorized on 18 December 1940. Over the course of the operation, about four million Axis personnel, the largest invasion force in the history of warfare, invaded the western Soviet Union along a front. In addition to troops, the Wehrmacht employed some 600,000 motor vehicles, and between 600,000 and 700,000 horses for non-combat operations. The offensive marked an escalation of the war, both geographically and in the formation of the Allied coalition. 

Operationally, German forces achieved major victories and occupied some of the most important economic areas of the Soviet Union, mainly in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and inflicted, as well as sustained, heavy casualties. Despite these Axis successes, the German offensive stalled in the Battle of Moscow and subsequently the Soviet winter counteroffensive pushed German troops back. The Red Army absorbed the Wehrmacht's strongest blows and forced the unprepared Germans into a war of attrition. The Wehrmacht would never again mount a simultaneous offensive along the entire strategic Soviet–Axis front. The failure of the operation drove Hitler to demand further operations of increasingly limited scope inside the Soviet Union, such as Case Blue in 1942 and Operation Citadel in 1943 — all of which eventually failed. 1. What is the main subject here?
2. When did it start?
3. What was one country that signed a pact two years prior?
4. And the other?
5. Which country broke the pact?
6. What organization plotted against them?
7. Which German organization plotted against their foe?
8. What were they going to do?
9. What was the name of that operation?
10. Was the Nazi leader for or against this?
11. When did he give consent to carry on? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Operation Barbarossa
2. In 1941
3. Germany
4. the Soviet Union
5. The Germans
6. unknown
7. the German High Command
8. Invade the Soviet Union
9. Operation Otto
10. Yes
11. The operation


Question: As Danny put his lunch tray onto the cafeteria table, milk spilled all over his sandwich. "This is the worst thing I've ever done!" he said, "It's not that bad," said his friend Elena, who was sitting across from him. "Just get another sandwich." "Sandwich? What sandwich? I am talking about the talent contest . It's only two weeks away and I don't know what I'm doing! Everybody will laugh at me. There's no way to avoid it!" "Don't be so _ , Danny," said Elena as she rolled her eyes. "You're going to be great. You have the skills to do just about anything." Danny moved his lunch tray to the side and rested his head on the table. "Sit up Danny," ordered Elena, "I have an idea. Let's brainstorm a list of things you could do. We'll divide the list into categories or groups. Let's start with music. You play the piano, right?" "I stopped taking lessons in the third grade," said Danny. "What about singing a song?" suggested Elena. Danny shook his head no. "Let's move on to another category." "What about performing magic tricks?" asked Elena, as she twisted thin strands of hair around her finger. "I don't know how to play magic tricks!" Danny almost shouted. "Stop being so..." Elena paused, "That's it, DRAMATIC!" Elena shouted excitedly. "You could do a dramatic reading. You definitely have the talent for it. Mrs. Pace always calls on you to read aloud in class. You could read a play aloud. Maybe you could even get extra credit from Mrs. Pace. She rewards students with points for doing extra reading work." Danny thought for a minute. Then he smiled. "Elena," Danny said, "You are a great friend!" Elena smiled back. "I just want to make sure you are a bright, shiny star when you step out on stage." 1. what was Danny talking about?
2. with who?
3. who is one of their teachers?
4. what did Danny spill on his sandwich?
5. where was he at the time?
6. where did he put his tray?
7. what did Elena tell him to do about it?
8. how soon was the talent contest?
9. where did Danny rest his head?
10. what instrument does he play?
11. could he also sing?
12. did he know any tricks?
13. was he yelling?
14. how did Elena think he was being? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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1. The talent contest
2. Elena
3. Mrs. Pace
4. Milk
5. The cafeteria
6. The cafeteria table
7. To get another sandwich
8. Two weeks
9. On the table.
10. The piano
11. Yes
12. No
13. Almost
14. DRAMATIC