<p>-You can bring together two people from any two periods in history to debate an issue of our time. What issue would you have them discuss, and who would they be?
-What in your hometown would you show new friends from college to help them know you better?</p>
<p>The second and third short statements only ask who or what I’d choose, not WHY I’d choose them. Is it still important to explain the why part, or should I strictly answer the question asked and stay within the word limit?</p>