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    "# Chapter 3: Conditionals & Exceptions"
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    "## Content Review"
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    "Read [Chapter 3](https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/webartifex/intro-to-python/blob/master/03_conditionals_00_lecture.ipynb) of the book. Then, work through the questions below."
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    "### Essay Questions "
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    "Answer the following questions *briefly*!"
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    "**Q1**: What is the **singleton** design pattern? How many objects does the expression `[True, False, True, False]` generate in memory?"
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    "**Q2**: What do we mean when we talk about **truthy** and **falsy** expressions?"
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    "**Q3**: Describe in your own words the concept of **short-circuiting**! What does it imply for an individual sub-expression in a boolean expression?"
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    "**Q4**: Explain how the conceptual difference between a **statement** and an **expression** relates to the difference between a **conditional statement** and a **conditional expression**."
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    "**Q5**: Why is the use of **temporary variables** encouraged in Python?"
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    "**Q6**: What does the `finally`-clause enforce in this code snippet? How can a `try` statement be useful *without* an `except`-clause?"
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    "```python\n",
    "try:\n",
    "    print(\"Make a request to a service on the internet\")\n",
    "finally:\n",
    "    print(\"This could be clean-up code\")\n",
    "```"
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    "### True / False Questions"
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    "Motivate your answer with *one short* sentence!"
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    "**Q7**: The objects `True`, `False`, and `None` represent the idea of *yes*, *no*, and *maybe* answers in a natural language.\n",
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    "Hint: you also respond with a code cell."
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    "**Q8**: The `try` statement is useful for handling **syntax** errors."
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