60 lines
3.5 KiB
YAML
60 lines
3.5 KiB
YAML
dataset_name: prehistory
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description: The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about prehistory.
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fewshot_config:
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sampler: first_n
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samples:
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- question: 'What is the approximate mean cranial capacity of Homo erectus?
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(A) under 650 cc (B) about 800 cc (C) just under 1000 cc (D) 1200 cc'
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target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on prehistory
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for help. The average cranium capacity of Homo erectus is less than 1000 cubic
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cm. The answer is (C).
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- question: 'According to Timothy Pauketat, the evidence for social stratification
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and political power at Cahokia suggests:
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(A) a center of Mississippian civilization with conditions similar to the rise
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of early states. (B) the limitations of authority in a Native American society
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of egalitarian foragers. (C) a simple chiefdom or perhaps a complex chiefdom
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had evolved by A.D. 1500. (D) a center of Mississippian civilization with conditions
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similar to societies on the Northwest Coast of North America.'
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target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on prehistory
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for help. Timothy Pauketat is known for his research on Cahokia, the center
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of the Mississippian culture, where he found similar conditions to the rise
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of early states. The answer is (A).
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- question: 'Recent research on hominid species dating from the Middle Pliocene indicates
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there was (as of 2020):
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(A) a great amount of species diversity, or a single species that exhibited
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a lot of diversity. (B) very little species diversity during this period and
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very few hominids. (C) decreased species diversity due to a prolonged ice age
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followed by a severe drought. (D) decreased species diversity but increased
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numbers of hammerstones and flakes, indicating stone tool manufacture.'
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target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on prehistory
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for help. Recent research has recognized multiple hominid species from the Middle
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Pliocene, meaning that there is a great amount of species diversity or diversity
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in a single species. The answer is (A).
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- question: 'Researchers now believe that the decline of the Maya was caused chiefly
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by:
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(A) a cataclysm of some kind, such as an earthquake, volcano, or tsunami. (B)
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ecological degradation resulting from slash-and-burn farming techniques. (C)
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endless wars between neighboring Mayan city-states. (D) practices of interbreeding
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that led to a steep rise in congenital disorders.'
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target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on prehistory
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for help. Researchers believe that the Maya collapse was mainly caused by over-exploitation
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of natural resources like the slash-and-burn farming techniques. The answer
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is (B).
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- question: 'The great Mayan king Pacal built temples in the city of Palenque in order
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to:
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(A) satisfy the powerful Mayan astronomer priests. (B) display his generosity
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to the common people, since they were allowed to live in the temples. (C) frighten
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away enemies, in particular the Spaniards. (D) legitimize his kingship, since
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his father was not royal.'
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target: 'Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on prehistory
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for help. Pacal built the temples as the funerary monument to legitimize his
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kingship. The answer is (D).'
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tag: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_humanities
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include: _mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_template_yaml
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task: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_prehistory
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