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> ＮＨＫは６月〜７月、１８歳と１９歳の人に平和についてどう考えているか(*)聞きました。  
>  Between June and July NHK asked 18 and 19 year olds what they thought about
> peace.  
>  この日を知っているか **と** 聞くと、...  
>  When they were asked if they knew this date ...

I don't understand why と is absent in the place I marked (*) in the first
sentence, but is required in the second sentence.

I thought I was happy with the idea of embedded questions with verbs like 知る
that don't use と, but I'm a bit confused about when I should use と with verbs
where it can be used.

How would the meanings of both sentences change with and without と?
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grammar particle-と questions particle-か
When should an embedded question take と?
The version without と only functions as a **kind of** ~~direct~~ indirect
quote, as the comment says. On the other hand, the one with と can be either
direct or indirect.

In this specific example, both seem an indirect quote. In that sense, it
doesn't change either way.
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