Illinois Open 2007 Round 9
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Illinois Open 2007 - Round 9 1) He supported himself during his travels by tentmaking, a fact he alludes to often in his writing. His preaching at Ephesus caused a riot among the silversmiths of the town, who feared the loss of their business making idols of Diana. He supposedly converted the island of Malta to Christianity after landing there following a shipwreck. FTP, name this Apostle, who famously converted after being blinded on the road to Damascus. ANSWER: Paul
ANSWER: Church of Scientology 3) In his essay “The Methods of Ethnology”, this anthropologist expressed the belief that culture is dynamic. He propagated a system of field work characterized by empiricism, ethnography, and an understanding of culture as relative, and also wrote Race, Language, and Culture, and The History of the American Race. FTP, name this physical anthropologist, who established some of the fundamental principles of anthropology in his work The Mind of Primitive Man. ANSWER: Franz Boas 4) The author of this work describes the title concept as “an artificial man in which sovereignty is the soul, officers the joints, rewards and punishments the nerves, wealth its strength, safety its business, counselors its memory, equity and law its reason and will, peace its health, sedition its sickness, and civil war its death.” In this work, the author advances the theory of the social contract in this work, and endorses monarchy as the most stable form of government. Describing human life as “poor, nasty, brutish, and short”, for ten points, identify this treatise on government and other things, the most famous work of British philosopher Thomas Hobbes. ANSWER: Leviathan 5) In this work, the title character uses opium and is also an aficionado of gemstones and obscure musical instruments. He blackmails the doctor Alan Campbell into disposing of a dead body. Sybil Vane calls the title character “Prince Charming” and kills herself after being abandoned him, and after he offers to show Basil Hallward his soul, he stabs Basil to death. His 18 year long descent into decadence can be traced back to a book from Lord Henry. The title character dies when he stabs the title object with a dagger. For ten points, name this only novel written by Oscar Wilde. ANSWER: The Picture of Dorian Gray 6) The location of this battle is bordered on the south by the Qattara depression, and the second day of fighting here saw a counterattack led by General Claude Auchinleck. The winning side took the offensive through the launch of Operation Lightfoot, and Axis forces began a retreat after an attack was launched at Kidney Ridge. Becoming a two-front battle after the Allied forces landed in Morocco, FTP, identify the WWII battle in North Africa which saw Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery triumph over Erwin Rommel. ANSWER: Battle of El Alamein 7) When he is introduced, he reads the narrator's mind using an “air of intuition”, and after being insulted in Vienna, he gets revenge against Minister D. After obtaining the title object for a prefect, he swaps it with a fake, on which is written “So funereal a design, if it is not worthy of Atreus, is worthy of Thyestes.” In his first appearance he places an advertisement in the paper, which leads a sailor to inquire about a missing orangutan. For ten points, identify this fictional detective who worked in the fictional Rue Morgue and whose creator was Edgar Allan Poe. ANSWER: C. Auguste Dupin 8) In defending the choice by this group not to investigate the KKK, John Wood compared their tactics to 'illegal whiskey-making', and a similar group was formed under the McCarran Act. Its founding was spearheaded by Martin Dies, and included in its ranks John Rankin and Richard Nixon. In 1969, it was renamed the Internal Security Committee, but it gained infamy when Edward Dmytryk, Lester Cole, and eight others tried to invoke the Fifth Amendment, and became known as the Hollywood Ten. FTP, identify the Congressional committee that conducted investigations into Communist activities. ANSWER: HUAC (accept House Un-American Activities Committee or Committee on Un-American Activities) 9)Find the variance of the following list of numbers: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10. To calculate the variance, one must find the average, and subsequently sum the squares of the differences between each number and the mean, and divide the sum by the sample size minus one. FTP, since the mean is five, find the sum of four squared plus three squared plus one squared plus one squared plus two squared plus five squared, and then divide that sum by five. ANSWER: 56/5 (accept 11.2) 10) Originally created in 1923, various versions of this work were created in bronze, white and black marble, including a bronze version in the Art Institute. It suggests the movement of the titular animal rather than being a physical representation of it. One version was the subject of a 1927 US Customs dispute and court battle over what is art, when a bronze version was seized as scrap metal. FTP, name this Constantin Brancusi sculpture. ANSWER: Bird in Space 11) This solenoidal quantity is related to its dual by the Lorentz transform. The parallel component of this quantity is discontinuous at a surface current. For a linear medium, this quantity is related to the associated H by the permeability. The circulation of this vector field’s dual induces it; that observation is known as Faraday’s law of induction and relates this field to the electric field. FTP, name this quantity from physics symbolized B. ANSWER: the magnetic field (or magnetic induction; prompt on B) 12) This country was the location of the Investiture Controversy, which saw the rise of Boleslaw II, who eventually ordered the murder of St. Stanislaus. After the death of Michael Wisniowiecki, John Sobieski was elected king of it, and rushed to the aid of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I to fight off a siege by the Turks. 1863 saw the January Uprising led by Romauld Traugutt, and during WWII this country developed “czolg lekki”, or light tanks, that were superior to the Germans, but could not stand up to a simultaneous German and Soviet invasion. FTP, identify this country, once led by electrician-turned-politican Lech Walesa. ANSWER: Poland 13) Members of this phylum a triploblastic protostomes that may or may not exhibit bilateral symmetry. The oldest fossil species, Odontogriphus omalus, dates back about 500 million years. Lacking in body segmentation, members of this phylum possess a muscular foot and a mantle, from which they secrete calcium carbonate to form an external shell, and a tough chitin structure known as a radula. FTP, identify this phylum, which encompasses classes like gastropods, cephalopods, and bivalves. ANSWER: mollusks (mollusca) 14) One of his unfinished poems describes how torches lighted up the sinister features of Geraldine, who corrupts the heroine Christabel. The narrator compares the wind to a mad Lutanist and then to an actor in “Dejection: an Ode,” and in another of his poems, he describes a dream in which he sees a “damsel with a dulcimer.” For ten points, identify the British poet who collaborated with William Wordsworth on “Lyrical Ballads” and wrote about an unlucky sailor who shoots an albatross in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” ANSWER: Samuel Taylor Coleridge 15) Farragut's capture of New Orleans in 1862 was part of this plan. Although George McClellan and Henry Halleck both formally refuted it, it ended up being executed in practice. One pillar of it was a blockade of the South to clamp down on trade with Europe. Featuring a drive up the Mississippi to cut the Confederacy in two, FTP, name this plan proposed by Winifred Scott to slowly strangle the CSA to death. ANSWER: Anaconda Plan 16) This procedure was first posited in 1920 to compactly predict exceptions to the orbit model of hydrogen. Copper is a notable exception to this rule, which incorporates Hund’s rules and the Pauli exclusion principle to explain effects not attributable to the principle quantum number. Having a name meaning “building up,” this principle of chemistry explains why the 4-s orbital is filled before the 3-p one. For ten points, name this principle used to determine the electron configuration of an atom. ANSWER: the aufbau principle 17) It has its source is the Lasagongma spring in the Himalayas. The first systematic Western exploration of the river was in 1866, when a French group of explorers ascended up to Yunnan. The Laotian capital of Vientiane lies on its banks, and is threatened by pollution generated by Chinese damming of the river above. FTP, name this 11th-longest river in the world and most important in Southeast Asia, which runs into the Gulf of Tonkin outside Ho Chi Minh City. ANSWER: Mekong River 18) While the original libretto, by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, was written in French, it was translated for German performance by Joseph Sonnleithner. The composer for this opera went through four version of the overture, the third of which is sometimes still performed between acts. The Prisoner’s Chorus, from this opera, is an ode to freedom by political prisoners. It is set in a prison a few miles from Seville, in 1700. The plot centers on Leonore, attempting to save Floristel from the prison, where he has a hallucination about Leonore saving him. Schubert may have sold his schoolbooks to attend the premiere of, for ten points, what opera by Ludwig von Beethoven. ANSWER: Fidelio 19) One character in this novel dies from drinking poisoned brandy, and as a result her sister enters a self-imposed period of silence that lasts nine years. One character loses three fingers after Jean de Satigny reveals his affair with the protagonist's daughter. After the protagonist's death, her husband focuses his attention on his granddaughter, Alba, and after Bianca and Pedro Tercero are captured, he uses his connections to get them out of the country. For ten points, identify this novel focusing on the Trueba family written by Isabel Allende. ANSWER: The House of the Spirits (accept La Casa de los Espiritus) 20) One figure used an ox-head as bait to try to catch it,and at the beginning of time, it originally lay at the roots of Yggdrasil.When Utgard-Loki challenged Thor to pick up a cat's paw, it was really this creature, and Hymir cut the line when Thor had it hooked like a fish. One of the children of Loki and Angrboda, it is so long that when it circles the earth, it has to swallow its tail, and it will kill Thor by vomiting on him. FTP, identify this long snake from Norse myth. ANSWER: The Midgard serpent (accept Midgardsorm, World serpent, Jormungand or Jormungandr) 1) Egyptian mythology places a large emphasis on the afterlife, so they created deities to handle the many tasks concerning the passage of souls. Identify the following concerning those deities, FTPE. [10] After a ‘negative confession’, one’s heart is weighed against the feather of this deity. ANSWER: Ma’at [10] If one was judged to be pure, then you were introduced to this god, the ruler of the dead. ANSWER: Osiris (accept Usiri, prompt on Khenty-Imentin) [10] If one fails, then you are fed to this monster, the ‘eater of the dead’. ANSWER: Ammit 2) Shows about music have been around since before MTV and are still around even though MTV is almost absent of music. FTPE, identify the following music-centered TV shows. [10] Originally hosted by Bob Horn, Dick Clark began hosting it in 1956 and didn't go off the air until 1989. ANSWER: American Bandstand [10] This game show aired off and on from 1953 to 1981 and tested one's ability to identify songs through such games as Melody Roulette, Bid a Note, and Tune Countdown. Currently, a new version hosted by Donny Osmond is in the works. ANSWER: Name That Tune [10] This VH1 show played music videos, but also included little “bubbles” of information about the song, artist, or aspects of the video itself. ANSWER: Pop-Up Video 3) Some killers do come to regret their crimes. From a description, answer the following about repentant killers FTPE [10] He murders the pawnbroker Alonya Ivanovna, and the guilt from the crime consumes him. ANSWER: Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov (prompt on Rodya) [10] In Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado', he thinks Fortunato slighted him, and ends up killing him, but fifty years later he confesses.. ANSWER: Montresor [10] In this work, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock murder the Clutter family, but before he is hanged, Perry apologizes for what he did. ANSWER: In Cold Blood 4) Complete the following computations relating to factorials FTPE. [10] 5 factorial ANSWER: 120 [10] 7 factorial divided by 5 factorial ANSWER: 42 [10] 7 factorial divided by 5 factorial minus 8 factorial divided by 5 factorial ANSWER: -294 (negative 294)
[10] Held to be coeternal with Allah and to have been revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Archangel Gabriel, this scripture of Islam is divided into suras [SIR-uhz]. ANSWER: the Qu’ran [10] These records of sayings and actions of the Prophet form a secondary source of authenticity. Notable collections of them are due to al-Bukhari and al-Hajjaj ANSWER: Hadith [10] Muftis knowledgeable of the Qu’ran and Hadith can issue these formal rulings on unclear points. An egregious and infamous one was issued in 1989 by Ayatollah Kohmeini calling for Salman Rushdie’s death. ANSWER: fatwas
[10] This device uses a cathode ray tube to draw, on its screen, a trace of an inputted electronic signal. ANSWER: oscilloscope [10] This device consists of a coil between two magnetic poles. When a current is put through the coil, it causes a needle to deflect. This device is used in constructing analog voltmeters and ammeters. ANSWER: galvanometer [10] This pendulum like device uses the rotational analog of Hooke’s Law to measure small forces. ANSWER: torsion balance
Unification was only possible with the collapse of this Mongol Khanate, founded by Batu Khan, which disintegrated after Grand Duke Ivan III cut off Moscow’s tribute payments in 1476. After failing to receive reinforcements from Poland, the Mongols were forced to back down from a standoff with the Russians on the Ugra River. ANSWER: The Golden Horde A second step in this was the conquest of this powerful city-state as a buffer against Sweden and Lithuania. It had explored northwards to the Arctic and westward into Siberia, extracting tribute from the local tribes. Alexsandr Nevsky was one of its more noteworthy generals. ANSWER: Novgorod Ivan was the first Russian autocrat to use this title in his correspondence. It is simply the russian translation of the term “caesar” and referred to Ivan’s self-granted role as the successor to the Roman and Byzantine Empires. ANSWER: Tsar
[10] This collaboration of many of the intellectuals in France, including Rousseau, was the first of its kind. Modern examples of these include the Britannica and the Encarta. ANSWER: L’Encyclopedie (also accept “Encyclopedia”) [10] This catchall term identifies the intellectuals of the French Enlightenment, many of whom worked on ANSWER: philosophe [10] This philosophe was the editor-in-chief of L’Encyclopedie. ANSWER: Denis Diderot
[10] This kindly priest who secretly weds the two star-crossed lovers. ANSWER: Friar Lawrence [10] He gives a speech about Queen Mab, and after he is stabbed to death by Tybalt, he proclaims “a plague on both your houses.” ANSWER: Mercutio [10] The first meeting between Romeo and Juliet is brought about by the inability of this Capulet servant to read invitations. ANSWER: Peter
[10] The May 1863 battle in which the combat described in “The Red Badge of Courage” takes place. During this battle Robert E. Lee defeated Joseph Hooker as he attempted to envelop Lee’s forces south of the Rappahannock. ANSWER: Chancellorsville [10] The protagonist who emerges from the novel as a war hero after fleeing his first day of battle. ANSWER: Henry Fleming The tall soldier who would run if everyone else did, and would stand and fight if everyone else stood and fought. He later dies of his wounds in Henry’s presence. ANSWER: Jim Conklin 11) Identify these psychological constructs that your tournament director has to use just to cope with the pain, FTPE. [10] Name these things from Freudian thought, which resolve internal mental conflicts to reduce anxiety. Examples include idealization and dissociation. ANSWER: defense mechanisms [10] Your tournament director engages in this defense mechanism when he purposefully forgets the painful memories of his early childhood. ANSWER: repression [10] Sometimes your tournament director watches shows from his childhood (like the Teletubbies!). This is an example of this defense mechanism, in which people attempt to go back to an earlier time with less responsibility. ANSWER: regression
[10] This temple dedicated to Athena survives to this day on the Acropolis in Athens, and is considered the most important surviving building from Classical Greece. ANSWER: Parthenon [10] This temple in Rome was built to honor all the gods, hence its name. ANSWER: Pantheon [10] This temple was built by Croesus of Lydia. It was destroyed by arson, and was described by Antipater as the greatest of the Seven Wonders. ANSWER: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Accept Diana for Artemis)
[10] Mount Marcy is the tallest peak in this range, and notable destinations include Lake Placid and Fort Ticonderoga. ANSWER: Adirondack Mountains [10] This segment of the Appalachians stretches from Carlisle, PA to Mt. Oglethorpe, and includes the Great Smoky Mountains as well as the tallest peak east of the Mississippi. ANSWER: Blue Ridge Mountains [10] It extends for over 700 miles from northern California to southern British Columbia, and its tallest peak is Mt. Rainier. ANSWER: Cascade Range
[10] The novel’s protagonist, his life’s mission is to live forever or die in the attempt. He believes everyone is out to kill him one way or another. ANSWER: Yossarin [10] He is the leader of the black market that was established in this story. He represents pure capitalism, at one point running missions for the Germans because they offered him enough money. ANSWER: Milo Minderbender [10] He was given his name as joke, which the book notes was not a particularly funny one. He received his promotion while still in boot camp as a result of an IBM machine with a bad sense of humor.
(10) The founder of abstract expressionism, his drip painting technique can be seen in such works as Autumn Rhythm and Blue Poles. Answer: Jackson Pollock (10) Born in Russia, his work can be described as “multiform” color field abstract expressionism. He is known for creating paintings for spaces like the Menil Chapel and the Seagram Building Answer: Mark Rothko (accept Marcus Rothkowitz) (10) Born in Pittsburgh, his paintings of Campbell Soup Cans and celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Mao Tse-tung, and Jackie Kennedy are icons of pop art. Answer: Andy Warhol (accept Andrew Warhola)
[10] On an mRNA molecule, this is the term given to the sequence of three bases that codes for an amino acid. ANSWER: codon [10] After the ribosome assembles on the mRNA, the codon AUG is the “start” signal, and codes for this amino acid. ANSWER: methionine [10] If a number of insertions or deletions that is not divisible by three occurs, this type of mutation results. In nearly all cases, the protein loses functionality. ANSWER: frameshift mutation or framing error
[10] Originally an party founded by discontented members of the Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers, this party eventually rose to prominence with its anti-slavery platform and first won a presidential election in 1860. ANSWER: Republican Party [10] Founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, this political party was really the only party during the “Era of Good Feelings” and lasted from 1792 to 1824, when it split into several factions, one of which became the modern Democratic Party. ANSWER: Democratic-Republican Party [10] This party, colloquially none as the “Know Nothing” party, was anti-immigrant and anti-catholic. It's real name reflects these nativist platforms. ANSWER: American Party or Native American Party
[10] Name these quintessentially Baroque concerti grossi [con-CHAR-tee grow-SEE] of 1725. ANSWER: Violin Concerti, for violin, strings & continuo (The Four Seasons; “Il cimento”), Op.8/1-4, RV 293 (accept either underlined part; accept Le quattro stagioni) [10] The Four Seasons are the best-known works of this “Red Priest,” who often taught music at a Venice girls’ orphanage. ANSWER: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi [10] The Four Seasons are part of a larger suite of twelve concerti known as “The Contest Between” this “and Invention”. An earlier suite of twelve concertos, Opus 3, is named for the “Inspiration” of this. ANSWER: Harmony (accept word forms like Harmonic; accept Armonia or Armonico) 19) First stated by Guildberg and Waage, this principle of chemistry allows one to determine the reaction quotient for non-equilibrium systems. F10PE: [10] Name this law that, in its standard form, uses the concentrations of reactants over the concentrations of products raised to certain powers. ANSWER: the law of mass action [10] The aforementioned powers in the law of mass action are these numbers, which appear before species when a reaction equation is written out and indicate the number of molecules the species participating.
[10] The law of mass action is used on an equilibrium system to define this dimensionless, temperature-dependent value symbolized K that determines, for example, how much of a product results from given amounts of reactants. ANSWER: the reaction constant
[10] This dictator and leader of a personality cult died from cardiac arrest in December 2006 after 21 years in power. Among his exploits were the renaming of the months and days, including renaming the month of January after himself, as well as banning video games and car stereos and shutting down rural libraries and clinics. ANSWER: Turkmenbashi [10] Niyazov’s portrait can be found all over this nation, as well as a giant gold statue of himself he erected in it’s capital city of Ashgabat, which rotates continuously so as to always face the sun. He led this nation first as head of it’s Communist Party and then as President-for-Life. ANSWER: Turkmenistan [10] Knowledge of this “Book of the Soul” penned by Niyazov is mandatory for jobs in government service and even to pass the driving exam. It contains moral precepts, autobiograpicahl details and revisionist history. Niyazov renamed the month of September after this literary oeuvre, although some doubt exists as to whether he wrote it all himself. ANSWER: The Ruhnama (do not accept Book of the Soul) Share with your friends:
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