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"questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of music of the Czech Republic this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Bohemian traditions include prominent associations with polka and village instrumental ensembles.", "Moravian traditions are internally diverse; some areas are particularly associated with cimbalom ensembles and distinctive local song and dance repertoires.", "Czech Silesian traditions reflect regional exchange with neighbouring Polish and other Central European musical cultures." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of music of the Czech Republic this model covers, and on what evidence?", 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