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Oh Where, Oh Where Can I Be?
You are a Time Traveler, sent back to the latter half of the 19th Century to study Western society. A problem has developed, though. The machine malfunctioned and sent you off course, so you know when you are, you just don’t know where you are. Use the clues below to deduce in which nation you have landed. Then write your answer in the space provided.
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1.You overhear a passerby muttering “Republic, empire, republic! Why don’t they make up their minds?!!!”
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2.A worker remarks “There are bodily fluids all over my metal, but our nation is growing stronger because of it!”
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3.A businessman tells you “We don’t worry too much about the poor since anyone can make it here.”
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4.You hear a woman bragging “We have the right, and the duty, to take over foreign lands, after all, the Almighty is one of us!”
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5.A soldier wearily complains “I wish Allah would make us strong again. It is so hard keeping all of these different ethnic groups under control.”
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6.That group over there looks pretty smart. One is reading Marx, one is pontificating about nationalism, and the other is going on and on about the Second Coming.
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7.A bloodied soldier reflects “Our internal struggle has only made us stronger. Well, at least we know which viewpoint is going to call the shots.”
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8.A merchant laments “I wish our leaders had considered some modern ideas. I’m tired of us losing so often!”
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9.You are puzzled as a man politely tells you “Things are going well. Business couldn’t be better. Yet, underneath, I can’t help feeling depressed.”
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10.You come upon a celebration “It’s been a long time, a very long time. But we’re back, baby, we’re back!”
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11.You overhear two young people talking “Do you smell something bad, comrade?” “I certainly do – there’s a priest, a general and a royalist on the other side of the street.” “Just make sure they stay away from us!”
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12.A farmer proudly states “Our rulers believe in tradition. In fact, my family and I have the same standard of living as our ancestors had during the Middle Ages!”
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13.A young dissident complains bitterly as they work on a bomb “Foreigners have been dominating us for a long time, but they’ll get theirs soon!”
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14.A haggard looking politician confides in you “We tell the merchants one thing, but reality is often deceptive. We’re like a house of cards – we look strong enough, but it wouldn’t take much to knock us down.”
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15.A wealthy banker warns you “Don’t lend those beggars any money. They are obviously unfit slackers. It is not natural that we shouldhelp them if they can’t help themselves.
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