Question

Choose common knowledge or needs documentation on the line before each example. George Washington was the first president of the United States. Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, won a Nobel Prize in 1954. The theme of revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet is dominant in the play. The earth revolves around the sun. a quotation from a speech by a famous person a description of the construction methods for building the pyramids

Answer 1

Common Knowledge for George Washington

Documentation for Hemingway's novel

Documentation for Shakespeare Hamlet

Common Knowledge for the earth revolving around the sun

Documentation for the last one

Answer 2

The differentiating factor to decide which answer is correct is: Can anyone realize that the claim is true or false just by remembering something pretty general, objective and obvious to not dig for an answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

1.- Common knowledge. George Washington was the first president of the United States.

2.- Needs documentation. Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, won a Nobel Prize in 1954.

3.- Needs documentation. The theme of revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet is dominant in the play.

4.- Common knowledge. The earth revolves around the sun.

5.- Needs documentation. a quotation from a speech by a famous person

6.- Needs documentation. a description of the construction methods for building the pyramids