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1). What is the main topic of the lecture?

(A) Bicycle invention

(B) The history of bicycles

2). How does the professor organize the information about bicycles that he presents to the class?

3). What does the professor imply about Leonardo da Vinci?

(A) He was a great artist.

(B) He was mentally ill.

(D) He was a visionary inventor.

4). What are "penny farthings"?

(A) Wooden bicycles with no pedals

(B) Bicycles with pedals and equal-size tires

(D) Bicycles with chains and gears

5). Why does the professor say this: "high being a relative term, of course"?

(A) To highlight a difference between old-fashioned and modern bicycles.

(B) To let students know that he is a relative of Kirkpatrick Macmillan.

(D) To make a joke about bicycles having high front wheels.

6). Which of the following types of bicycles is NOT mentioned in the lecture?

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