Academic Competition Federation

National Championship Tournament

April 2, 2005

Packet by Michigan B

Toss-Up Questions

1. This author admires a certain actor for pounding out a tap dance of mortal sadness against Klondike frosts in “To Charlie Chaplin,” while his time in Santo Domingo inspired the long poem “Fuku.” He sarcastically thanks Samuel Cohen for his new weapon in “Momma and the Neutron Bomb,” while he remembers singing “Little Bricks” for a woman in hopes of getting some food in the “Ballad about Sausage.” He noted that we “grow more candid as we grow up” in a long poem in which the speaker is asked about a visit to the Hall of Columns in March 1953, “Zima Junction.” In his most famous poem, the speaker identifies with a “young boy in Byelostok,” Dreyfus, and Anne Frank after noticing that no monument stands over the titular ravine. FTP, name this Russian poet of “Bratsk Station” and “Babi Yar.”

Answer: Yevgeny Yevtushenko

2. Its initial leaders included Nicholas Bayley and John Blaxland, and it involved a dispute over whether a judge, Richard Atkins, should be replaced in favor of a more capable man. Major George Johnston supported the case of one of its leaders, the man who introduced sheep-grazing to his country. That man was described as “Arch-Fiend” John Macarthur in a letter sent to Viscount Castlereagh. The affair was finally squashed with the arrival of Lachlan Macquarie, about two years after the Government House was stormed on the historic night of January 26 by the New South Wales Corps. FTP, name this 1808 insurrection against governor William Bligh in Australia, which was ostensibly sparked by the prohibition of a tasty alcoholic beverage as currency.

Answer: Rum Rebellion

3. Joseph Schumpeter referred to it as “trivial,” and its application in early 19th century Canadian history can be seen to falsify the Staple Theory. The first form of this principle was stated by Theognis in his Maxims. The first person to call this idea by its current name was Henry Dunning Macleod, while a medieval discussion of it can be found in a treatise by Nicholas Oresme (oh-rem). Rolnick and Weber argue that the reverse of this idea is demonstrable in countries with weak economies, especially if the use of paper currency is declared illegal. In order for it to apply in modern cases, legal tender laws must establish that fiat money is equally valid, in which case the buyet will offer it in place of commodity money. Named for a 16th century English merchant, FTP, name this economic law which states that bad money drives good money out of circulation.

Answer: Gresham’s Law

4. This man’s unusual views on nutrition led to the starvation of his two boys, and he may have been poisoned while working on some copper altarpieces for the Cappella del Tesoro. His first important work was the Liberation of St. Peter from Prison, and after completing his teacher’s Flagellation of St. Andrew he began to establish his own style in works like the Meeting of St. Nilus and Otto III. His only undisputed work at the Palazzo Farnese is the Maiden with the Unicorn, though he definitely decorated Santa Luigi dei Francesci with scenes from the life of St. Cecilia. In 1631, he moved to Naples and did the ceiling frescos of the San Gennaro chapel. The favorite pupil of Annibale Carracci and one-time teacher of Poussin, FTP, name this Italian Baroque painter from Bologna most famous for the Last Communion of St. Jerome whose real name was Domenico Zampieri.

Answer: Domenichino (accept Domenico Zampieri before it is mentioned)

5. The main character has a black cocker spaniel named Flo and is plagued by a birthmark on his cheek. He secretly resents the uselessness of men like Westfield and the drunken Mr. Lackersteen, whose daughter Elizabeth he saves from a buffalo attack. He competes for her vain affection with the newly arrived officer Verrall, and his friendship with Dr. Veraswami, often referred to as Dr. Very-Slimy, puts him at odds with Mr. Macgregor and the rest of the European Club. That protagonist, Flory, is joined in the novel by his mistress Ma Hla May and the corrupt politician U Po Kyin. Published in 1934 as the author’s first novel, FTP, name this George Orwell work about British colonialism in a certain country now known as Myanmar.

Answer: Burmese Days

6. Published in 1842 in the work “On the Nature of the Forces Which Regulate the Constitution of the Luminiferous Ether,” oscillating fields are an exception as they will induce an alternating current in a conductor. Gauss’s Law ensures the truth of this because it implies that a point cannot exist in empty space such that the force vector everywhere on the surface of an incremental region surrounding that point is directed inward. It is also violated by the principles of diamagnetism, which compensate for external magnetic fields as seen in maglev trains. FTP, name this theorem which states that there is no stable and static levitation of fixed magnets, or alternatively that point charges cannot be in equilibrium under purely electrostatic forces.

Answer: Earnshaw’s Theorem

7. In its greatest victory, it defeated an army led by Bartolomeo d’Alviano on the banks of the Adda River. Its opponent blamed the defeat on the indecisive leadership of Leonardo Loredan, which was thought to have contributed to the loss at Agnadello. In the aftermath of that battle, its opponent’s sphere of influence was reduced to Mestre, Treviso, and the Friuli. Named for a fortified town on the Escaut or Scheldt River, its forces came from such places as Hungary, Ferrara, and Savoy, though its most effective armies were led by Maximilian I. Ferdinand V of Aragon and Louis XII of France were other members, but it collapsed in 1510 after one of its members, Pope Julius II, switched sides. FTP, name this league formed in 1508 that was formed to limit the political and territorial power of Venice, named for a town in France.

Answer: League of Cambrai

8. The final song heard in this film originally contained a line about being a fool, but that was changed to “What grace have I, to fall so in love” at the request of the director. At the end of this film, the protagonist puts a cockroach in a freshly-made bed after her husband leaves for work. That protagonist masturbates over the prospect of being compelled to eat exactly four peas, and possesses a notable collection of drill bits and porcelain ballerinas with sharpened toes. Toward the end of the film, she goes on a hunger strike, soiling her wedding dress and refusing to move. She rejects her boyfriend Peter, played by Jeremy Davies, in favor of E. Edward Grey. Directed by Steven Shainberg, FTP, name this dark comedy released in 2002 in which Lee Holloway overcomes the urge to cut herself by taking the title position, a film which stars James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Answer: Secretary

9. The oldest section of this city is founded on two medieval towns, a religious settlement known as Kaptol and a walled region known as Gric. Those two towns combined in the 19th century when this city began to grow on the Sava floodplain, after starting out as a small site at the base of Medvednica Hill. It lies in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin and is home to a noted memorial with an eternal flame, the Shrine of the Homeland. It lies to the south of the Zagorje forest, and the nearby Mount Sljeme provides a view of the Kupa Valley and the Julian Alps. It is much larger than its country’s biggest port Rijeka, which lies on Kvarner Bay, and also dwarves the second-largest city of Split on the Dalmatian coast. FTP, name this capital city of a country separated from Italy on the west by Slovenia and wrapping around Bosnia Herzegovina in the south, which serves as the capital of Croatia.

Answer: Zagreb

10. Chapter 9 of this man’s most famous book argues that honor was produced after the formation of society, so whenever we act under its influence we revert to a state of nature. Chapter 23 of that book suggests that infamy and ridicule should be employed sparingly, while the book ends with a “theorem” which states that one of the titular things should be “public, immediate, and necessary.” This man developed many of his ideas in contributions to the rationalist periodical The Coffeehouse, and they became popular throughout Europe after Abbé Morellet translated his most famous work. Along with Pietro and Alessandro Verri, he formed a circle called the “Academy of Fists,” and argued that deterrence is best achieved by swift, lenient, and consistent enforcement of the laws. FTP, name this man who was a pioneering opponent of the death penalty, an Italian thinker best known for his 1764 work On Crimes and Punishment.

Answer: Cesare Beccaria (prompt on an early buzz of On Crimes and Punishments or Dei delitti e delle pene)

11. His time in Japan led to the writing of Noto, while his time as foreign secretary to the mission to Korea led to the writing of Choson, The Land of the Morning Calm. Those books had little in common with this man’s later writings, such as The Evolution of Worlds and The Genesis of the Planets. In his major scientific project, this man competed with the discoverer of Saturn’s moon Phoebe, William Pickering. This man’s work built on observations made by Richard Proctor, and agreed with the assumptions of Nicolas Flammarion and the director of the Brera Observatory in Milan. Harold Spencer Jones later offered an explanation of this man’s observations by showing that smudges at the edge of vision appear to be connected straight lines. He correctly guessed the existence of a “Planet X” beyond Neptune, but was less successful in his observations of a planet closer to Earth. FTP, name this American astronomer who claimed to have seen “canals” on Mars.

Answer: Percival Lowell

12. This book’s epilogue features an ice-cream sociable given by the Methodists, at which Lily Fisher’s twins wonder why Tillie is always talking about a thousand dollars. In the final chapter, Fred learns from Mr. Harsanyi that the protagonist’s secret is “passion.” The title of this novel comes from a Jules Breton painting seen at the Art Institute in Chicago by the protagonist, who is the daughter of a minister in the desert town of Moonstone, Colorado. In her youth, she encounters the mandolin-playing Spanish Johnny and the helpful town physician Dr. Howard Archie, while she learns a lot from self-educated railroad brakeman Ray Kennedy. In a central passage, the sensual experience of bathing at Panther Canyon teaches the protagonist the true meaning of art. FTP, name this novel about the rise of a diva named Thea Kronborg, a novel by Willa Cather.

Answer: The Song of the Lark

13. His forces commited a massacre at the granary of a major silver-producing city, which was a response to resistance led by Juan Antonio Riano. His army was weakened following the Pyrrhic victory of Monte de las Cruces, after which the Army of the Center defeated him at Aculco and Puente de Calderon. His actions were sparked by Gabriel de Yermo’s arrest of José de Iturrigaray, which led to the Queretaro plot. His most notable utterance was the “cry of Dolores,” and every September 16 the president of his country recites the “Grito” to commemorate Independence Day. This man was replaced by Ignacio Allende in the final days of his revolt, but both were executed in 1811. FTP, name this Catholic priest who led a rebellion of Indians and Mestizos against the Spanish government of Mexico, and who fought under the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Answer: Miguel Hidalgo v Costilla

14. These creatures come in three different body types known as the asconoid, syconoid, and leuconoid, all of which feature an exit system known as an osculum. They also feature an area between the gelatinous protein matrix called the mesoglea or mesenchyme, an epidermis of flat pinocytes, and interior surfaces lined with choanocytes, or collar cells, that create currents. Composed of four classes including Calcarea and Hex-acti-nel-lida, it is equivalent to the subkingdom Parazoa. Most are hermaphrodites, and all adults are sessile suspension-feeding animals with radial or no symmetry. FTP, name this invertebrate phylum whose members have a skeleton composed of spicules, which are commonly known as sponges.

Answer: Phylum Porifera (accept sponges before “Calcarea”)

15. He wrote about the relationship between a girl named Vita and the title character in his opera The Stranger, while he depicted the conversion of Nicéa, the Queen of Pleasure, by a man originally known as Auférus in his The Legend of Saint Christopher. He wrote about the Saracen invasions of his country in his music drama Fervaal, while he reversed the usual arrangement of variations in his Istar. He used a text by Uhland for his “symphonic legend” The Enchanted Forest and wrote three symphonic overtures based on Schiller’s Wallenstein, while his major symphonic works include the Sinfonia brevis and an 1886 work alternately known as the “Symphonie Cevenole.” His teaching methods, detailed in Cours de Composition, were used on such pupils as Joaquin Turina, Georges Auric, and Erik Satie. FTP, name this Belgian-French composer who was himself taught by Cesar Franck, and who is most famous for his Symphony on a French Mountain Air.

Answer: Vincent d’Indy

16. His prose works include an expose of the underworld, The Bellman of London, and a popular pamphlet on rogues and prisons, Lantern and Candlelight. The author of the poems “Country Glee” and “Art Thou Poor,” he also wrote a play in which a virgin poisons herself rather than sleep with a king, though that work is better known for a character named Horace who is mocked by Crispinus and Demetrius. Another of his works features the nobleman Rowland Lacy, who disguises himself as a Dutchman to pursue Rose, the daughter of Simon Eyre. His many collaborative efforts include Patient Grissel with Henry Chettle and William Haughton, The Witch of Edmonton with William Rowley and John Ford, and The Virgin Martyr with Philip Massinger. His own plays include If It Be Not Good the Devil Is in It, Satiromastix, and Old Fortunatus. FTP, name this English author of The Shoemaker’s Holiday and The Honest Whore.