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   A high-end weekly-magazine look on Will's brand sheet: warm off-white paper (#FAF8F2), charcoal ink (#0F0F0F),
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}
.theme-economist .quiz-head .eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 .9rem; font: 600 .7rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--ec-red); gap: .5rem;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-head .eyebrow span {
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 22px; height: 22px; background: var(--ec-red); color: var(--ec-paper);
  font: 600 .8rem/1 var(--ec-serif); letter-spacing: 0;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-head h2 { font: 600 clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.2rem)/1.1 var(--ec-serif); letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-head h2 em { display: block; margin-top: .3rem; font: italic 400 1.1rem/1.3 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-deep); }
.theme-economist .quiz-head > p:not(.eyebrow) { font: 400 1rem/1.55 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-grey); }
.theme-economist .quiz-list {
  margin: 0; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--ec-ink); border-top: 1px solid var(--ec-hair); background: #fffdf8; counter-reset: none;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-q { background: none; border: 0; border-radius: 0; padding: 1.4rem 1.8rem 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--ec-hair); box-shadow: none; }
.theme-economist .quiz-q:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.theme-economist .quiz-q.is-right { border-left: 3px solid var(--ec-green); padding-left: calc(1.8rem - 3px); }
.theme-economist .quiz-q.is-wrong { border-left: 3px solid var(--ec-red); padding-left: calc(1.8rem - 3px); }
.theme-economist .quiz-type { font: 600 .64rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ec-mute); margin: 0 0 .7rem; background: none; padding: 0; border: 0; }
.theme-economist .quiz-scenario { font: italic 400 1.02rem/1.5 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-grey); background: none; border: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--ec-ink); border-radius: 0; padding: 0 0 0 .9rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-prompt { font: 600 1.18rem/1.4 var(--ec-serif); letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--ec-ink); gap: .8rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-prompt span {
  border: 0; border-radius: 0; width: auto; height: auto; display: inline; margin: 0;
  font: 600 1.18rem/1.4 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-red); font-variant-numeric: lining-nums;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-options { gap: .45rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-option {
  border-radius: 0; background: var(--ec-paper); border: 1px solid var(--ec-hair); color: var(--ec-ink);
  font: 400 1.02rem/1.4 var(--ec-serif); text-align: left; box-shadow: none;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-option:hover:not(:disabled) { border-color: var(--ec-ink); background: #fff; transform: none; }
.theme-economist .quiz-option.quiz-pill { border-radius: 0; justify-content: center; font: 600 .74rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.theme-economist .quiz-letter {
  border-radius: 0; background: none; border: 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--ec-hair); color: var(--ec-red);
  font: 600 .95rem/1 var(--ec-serif); width: 1.8rem; height: auto; align-self: stretch; display: grid; place-items: center; margin-right: .2rem;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-option.correct { background: rgba(108, 191, 91, .14); border-color: var(--ec-deep); color: var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-option.correct .quiz-letter { background: none; color: var(--ec-deep); border-right-color: var(--ec-deep); }
.theme-economist .quiz-option.chosen-wrong { background: rgba(167, 54, 50, .07); border-color: var(--ec-red); color: var(--ec-ink); text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-color: rgba(167, 54, 50, .6); }
.theme-economist .quiz-option.chosen-wrong .quiz-letter { background: none; color: var(--ec-red); }
.theme-economist .quiz-option:disabled { opacity: 1; }
.theme-economist .quiz-option:disabled:not(.correct):not(.chosen-wrong) { color: var(--ec-faint); }
.theme-economist .quiz-feedback { background: none; border: 0; border-radius: 0; padding: .9rem 0 0; margin-top: .9rem; border-top: 1px dotted var(--ec-hair); font: 400 1rem/1.55 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-text); }
.theme-economist .quiz-feedback strong { font-family: var(--ec-sans); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ec-deep); }
.theme-economist .is-wrong .quiz-feedback strong { color: var(--ec-red); }

.theme-economist .quiz-score {
  margin-top: 0; border-radius: 0; background: var(--ec-ink); color: var(--ec-paper); padding: 1.8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--ec-ink); border-top: 0; position: relative;
}
.theme-economist .quiz-score::before { content: "Your score"; font: 600 .66rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ec-green); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score-num { margin: 0; font: 400 1.4rem/1 var(--ec-serif); color: rgba(250, 248, 242, .7); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score-num strong { font: 600 4.2rem/.9 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-paper); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score-msg { margin: 0; font: italic 400 1.2rem/1.45 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-paper); }
.theme-economist .quiz-badge strong { font: 600 1.4rem/1.1 var(--ec-serif); }
.theme-economist .quiz-mini-label { font: 600 .64rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .16em; color: rgba(250, 248, 242, .62); }
.theme-economist .quiz-revisit { border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 248, 242, .2); padding-top: 1rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-revisit a { font: 400 1.02rem/1.4 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-paper); text-decoration-color: var(--ec-green); }
.theme-economist .quiz-actions { border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 248, 242, .2); padding-top: 1rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-score .share-btn { border-radius: 0; color: var(--ec-paper); border-color: rgba(250, 248, 242, .3); background: transparent; }
.theme-economist .quiz-score .share-btn:hover { border-color: var(--ec-green); background: transparent; color: var(--ec-paper); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score .share-status { color: var(--ec-green); }
.theme-economist .quiz-reset { border-radius: 0; min-height: 44px; background: transparent; color: var(--ec-paper); border: 1px solid var(--ec-paper); font: 600 .7rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.theme-economist .quiz-reset:hover { background: var(--ec-paper); color: var(--ec-ink); }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- essay footer and CTA */
.theme-economist .post-footer { max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto 4rem; padding: 0 var(--ec-pad); box-sizing: content-box; border: 0; }
.theme-economist .post-footer .text-link { font: 600 .7rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--ec-ink); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ec-green); }
.theme-economist .post-nav a {
  border-radius: 0; background: none; border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ec-ink); padding: 1rem 0 0; box-shadow: none;
  font: 600 1.15rem/1.3 var(--ec-serif); color: var(--ec-ink);
}
.theme-economist .post-nav a:hover { transform: none; color: var(--ec-red); }
.theme-economist .post-nav span { font: 600 .64rem/1 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--ec-red); }

.theme-economist .blog-cta {
  background: var(--ec-tint); border-top: 5px solid var(--ec-red); padding-top: 3.6rem; padding-bottom: 3.6rem;
}
.theme-economist .blog-cta p { font: 400 clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.3rem)/1.25 var(--ec-serif); letter-spacing: -.01em; color: var(--ec-ink); max-width: 46rem; }
.theme-economist .blog-cta p em { font-family: var(--ec-serif); font-style: italic; color: var(--ec-deep); }
.theme-economist .blog-cta .button { border-radius: 0; font-family: var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .72rem; }

.theme-economist .sample-flag { border-radius: 0; font-family: var(--ec-sans); }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- responsive */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .theme-economist .ec-lead { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.4rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-front-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid > * { padding: 0 1.4rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--ec-hair); margin-top: 0; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid > *:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid > *:nth-child(even) { padding-right: 0; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid > *:nth-child(n + 3) { margin-top: 2.2rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-motto { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .theme-economist .ec-topline .ec-pillars { display: none; }
  .theme-economist .ec-topline { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .theme-economist .ec-nameplate-row { padding: 1rem 0 .9rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-nameplate { gap: .8rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-logo { height: 26px; }
  .theme-economist .ec-np-title { font-size: 1.7rem; padding-left: .8rem; border-left-width: 3px; }
  .theme-economist .ec-sections { gap: 0 1.2rem; flex-wrap: nowrap; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; }
  .theme-economist .ec-sections a { white-space: nowrap; }
  .theme-economist .ec-front { padding-top: 1.8rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid > *, .theme-economist .ec-grid > *:nth-child(n) { padding: 1.6rem 0 0; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ec-hair); margin-top: 1.6rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-grid > *:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; margin-top: 0; }
  .theme-economist .ec-article { padding-top: 2rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-cover { margin-left: calc(-1 * var(--ec-pad)); margin-right: calc(-1 * var(--ec-pad)); }
  .theme-economist .ec-cover figcaption { padding: 0 var(--ec-pad); }
  .theme-economist .post-body.ec-body { padding-top: 1.6rem; }
  .theme-economist .ec-body p, .theme-economist .ec-body li { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.62; }
  .theme-economist .ec-body p.ec-lede::first-letter { font-size: 4.1em; }
  .theme-economist .quiz-head, .theme-economist .quiz-q, .theme-economist .quiz-score { padding-left: 1.1rem; padding-right: 1.1rem; }
  .theme-economist .quiz-q.is-right, .theme-economist .quiz-q.is-wrong { padding-left: calc(1.1rem - 3px); }
  .theme-economist .post-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .theme-economist .post-nav-next { grid-column: 1; text-align: left; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .theme-economist .ec-media img { transition: none; }
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- iteration 2 (after the first screenshot review) */
/* labels inside the index asides keep the kicker style */
.theme-economist .ec-author p.ec-kicker, .theme-economist .ec-brief p.ec-kicker { font: 600 .72rem/1.3 var(--ec-sans); letter-spacing: .13em; color: var(--ec-red); }
/* a section head right after a pull quote doesn't need a second rule */
.theme-economist .ec-body .pull-quote + h2 { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
/* answered questions: a quiet inset marker rather than a second outer border */
.theme-economist .quiz-q.is-right, .theme-economist .quiz-q.is-wrong { border-left: 0; padding-left: 1.8rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-q.is-right { box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--ec-green); }
.theme-economist .quiz-q.is-wrong { box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--ec-red); }
/* the result: printed on the page like a puzzle answer, not a dark slab */
.theme-economist .quiz-score { background: var(--ec-tint); color: var(--ec-ink); border: 1px solid var(--ec-ink); border-top: 3px double var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score::before { color: var(--ec-red); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score-num { color: var(--ec-mute); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score-num strong { color: var(--ec-ink); font-size: 4.6rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-score-msg { color: var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-mini-label { color: var(--ec-mute); }
.theme-economist .quiz-revisit, .theme-economist .quiz-actions { border-top-color: var(--ec-hair); }
.theme-economist .quiz-revisit a { color: var(--ec-ink); text-decoration-color: var(--ec-green); }
.theme-economist .quiz-revisit span, .theme-economist .quiz-revisit small { color: var(--ec-mute); }
.theme-economist .quiz-badge { color: var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score .share-btn { color: var(--ec-ink); border-color: var(--ec-hair); background: var(--ec-paper); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score .share-btn:hover { color: var(--ec-paper); background: var(--ec-ink); border-color: var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-score .share-status { color: var(--ec-deep); }
.theme-economist .quiz-reset { color: var(--ec-paper); background: var(--ec-ink); border-color: var(--ec-ink); }
.theme-economist .quiz-reset:hover { background: var(--ec-deep); border-color: var(--ec-deep); color: var(--ec-paper); }
/* phones: the site header already carries the logo, so the nameplate is the title alone */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .theme-economist .ec-logo { display: none; }
  .theme-economist .ec-np-title { font-size: 2.1rem; }
  .theme-economist .quiz-q.is-right, .theme-economist .quiz-q.is-wrong { padding-left: 1.1rem; }
}
/* iteration 3: align the end share bar with the reading column; centre the two-answer buttons */
.theme-economist .share-end { font-size: 1.18rem; }
.theme-economist .quiz-option.quiz-pill { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 3rem; padding: .6rem 1rem; }
/* logo is always free-flowing: no paper chip behind the footer wordmark (Will, 4 Nov) */
.theme-economist .footer-brand > span { background: transparent !important; padding: 0 !important; border-radius: 0 !important; }