RMP Fest 2: Hay any Worke for Cooper?
B. Arthur, S. Jha, and D. Machado, eds.
Round 1
Tossups
1. The pagan religion of this tribe was mediated by shamanistic figures known as taltos. The river Chidmas flew through their quasi-legendary homeland of Levedia. Figures from their mythology include the shape-shifting demon Ordog and little people known as manok. Hadur was this tribe’s god of both copper smithing and war. Rulers of this tribe claimed descent from Turul, a magical falcon, and their leader Geza was converted to Christianity by St. Adalbert at Esztergom. For ten points, name this Central Asian tribe whose first Christian king was Stephen, and whose language is related to Finnish.
ANSWER: Hungarians or Magyars [accept: Ugrians; Ugric peoples]
2. This figure may be related to the Ugaritic god of craftsmen, Kothar-wa-hasis. Among the Hittites this figure was called Ulluyash. A Sumerian tablet in which the titular king gives advice to this man is called the Instructions of Shuruppak. The scribe Ipiq-Aya authored an Akkadian epic about this figure, who is also called Ziusudra or Atrahasis. This son of Ubara-Tutu tells another character to stay up for six days and seven nights, and when that fails this character tells a story about a magical plant at the bottom of the sea. For ten points, name this figure from Mesopotamian myth who survives the world flood and gives advice about immortality to Gilgamesh.
ANSWER: Ut-napishtim [accept Atrahasis, Ziusudra, or Ulluyash until mentioned]
3. In one work, this philosopher criticized the confusion between the scholastic concept and world concept of philosophy caused by Hegel’s theory of the absolute spirit, and that work proposes the “nonidentical” as a medium for experience to resolve Kant’s conflicting distinction between noumena and phenomena. This philosopher was the primary author of another work which developed the F-scale of personality based on a Freudian model of childhood development. In another work, he criticized the shift towards commercialization exhibited by the “exchange society”, which he also detailed in the chapter “The Culture Industry” of another work. The author of Negative Dialectics, The Authoritarian Personality, and Minima Moralia, FTP, name this Frankfurt School philosopher who, together with Max Horkheimer, co-wrote The Dialectic of Enlightenment.
ANSWER: Theodor Adorno
4. This group is associated with Haplogroup J1, which is disproportionately found among them. In one ceremony, these people receive five pieces of silver after the birth of a first son. These people wore the Avnet sash, as well as the Ketonet, a ceremonial tunic, while performing the ceremony of Korbanot. The leader of this group wore the Tzitz crown, as well as a larger Mitznefet turban, and was called the Gadol. Members of this group may not come into contact with the dead, and they make a special gesture with their fingers when performing blessings. For ten points, name this class of hereditary Jewish priests who performed sacrifices in the Temple.
ANSWER: Kohanim [accept: Kohen]
5. One aspect of this deity, Sospita, had a major temple at Lanuvium and appeared to people in dreams wearing a goat skin. Another aspect of this deity, Curitis, served as the protector of Roman spearman and the first day of each month in the Roman calendar was dedicated to this figure. The month of February was sacred to her and a festival held in this goddesses’ honor featured man coupling with a woman whose name he drew at random from a box. Worshipped ardently at Samos, this goddess was responsible for inciting a group of women to burn their leader’s ships at Sicily. She drew the ire of one of her favorites, Turnus, when she disguised herself as his enemy and drove him away from the battlefield. More famously, this goddess cooked up a rainstorm that led to Dido and Aeneas making love in a cave. For ten points, name this goddess of marriage and childbirth, the queen of the Roman pantheon and the wife of Jupiter.
ANSWER: Juno (do not accept Hera)
6. Curious lines in this text include “I renounce the theft and robbery of the cow”. The final lines of this text are sometimes separately recited at the end of the kusti prayer ritual. The speaker of this text rejects the yatu demons, and one figure praised in this text is called khwarena-possessing, referring to a mythical fiery luster. The speaker of this text vows to follow in the footsteps of Jamaspa and Frashaostra, while the first to recite this text may have been King Vishtaspa. This text’s name translates as “I choose”, and it is found at Yasna 12. It begins “I declare myself a Mazda-worshipper”. For ten points, name this creed of the Zoroastrian faith.
ANSWER: Fravarane [prompt on “Zoroastrian creed” until mentioned; prompt on “Avesta” since it is a part of it; prompt on “Yasna” for the same reason]
7. Ten thousand Brahmans cut their hair and took vows after this man correctly predicted that the limbs of Asuras would drop from the heavens. He had earlier spent ninety days studying at the bottom of the sea in the palace of the King of the Dragons. He began his study of the Pitakas after getting three companions killed by sneaking into a harem. He refuted the Sarvastivada and Sautrantika schools and revived the catuskoti or method of "four errors", while Santaraksita attempted to integrate this man's thought with that of Dignāga and Dharmakīrti. He claimed there was no difference between samsara and nirvana, and addressed his The End of Disputes to the burgeoning Nyaya school. He posited everything was characterized by sunyata or emptiness in his Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way. For 10 points, name this Indian Buddhist, the founder of the Madhyamaka school.
ANSWER: Nagarjuna
8. In a work co-written with Arthur Bentley this thinker articulates the long standing “terminological problem,” which has generated misguided types of inquiry labeled “Self-Action,” “Interaction,” and “Transaction.” In addition to that work Knowing and the Known, this social activist was one of the original co-signers of the Humanist Manifesto. He wrote a critical exposition of Leibniz’s philosophy as well as a work written in response to Walter Lippmann’s The Phantom Public entitled The Public and its Problems. He claims that the “burn is the original seeing,” in an essay that seeks to correct an operating metaphor regarding the connection between stimulus and response, the so-called “reflex arc.” For 10 points, name this American pragmatist philosopher and educational reformer author of Art as Experience, and Democracy and Education.
ANSWER: John Dewey
9. In the Aeneid, it is Minerva’s killing of one figure with this name that Juno uses as justification for continual harassment of Aeneas. According to Hyginus, that son of Eriopis killed fourteen men during the Trojan War, including the Amazon Derinoe. That figure, who finished second in the footrace at Patroclus’ funeral, raped Cassandra in the temple of Athena. In addition to that aforementioned figure, another man with this name fathered Eurysaces and Philaeus and fought with a shield consisting of the hide of seven bulls. That husband of Tecmessa killed Achamas, Laodamas and the grandson of Bellorophon, Glaucus during the Trojan War. In single combat, he used a massive rock to fight Hector to a draw. When this king of Salamis was not awarded Achilles’ armor, he went mad and killed himself. For ten points, give the shared name of these two figures, the lesser of which was the son of Oileus and the greater of which was the son of Telamon.
ANSWER: Ajax
10. This denomination rejects the idea that the wicked dead are punished in Hell, instead holding that those not saved and resurrected by God will simply cease to exist, a fate they term the “common grave”. This denomination traces its origin to the Bible Students movement led by Charles Russell. They interpret Old Testament references to “the Word” or Archangel Michael to be references to pre-incarnation Christ. Since this denomination holds that Christ was a creation of God, they are non-Nicean and anti-Trinitarian. This denomination trains its missionaries at the Gilead School and its adherents meet at Kingdom Halls, and they interpret a Biblical prohibition on eating blood to apply to transfusions as well. For ten points, name this Christian denomination perhaps most notable for door-to-door proselytizing.
ANSWER: Jehovah's Witnesses
11. This author discussed situations in which chances could be taken in his essay “Where the Action Is”. He discussed the positive image that individuals have of themselves in his essay “On Face-work”, and he divided social devaluation into bodily, moral, and tribal varieties. He investigated how individuals structure their own perceptions in Frame Analysis. This man argued that patients and doctors in the titular institution took on predictable and regular roles in Asylums, his study of mental institutions. This man’s most notable work compares life to a stage and discusses how social actors choose props and costumes to define themselves. For ten points, name this symbolic interactionist and founder of dramaturgy, a Canadian sociologist most notable for writing The Presentation of Self in Everyday Society.
ANSWER: Erving Goffman
12. This structure’s name may derive from a phrase meaning “bird perch”, while a three-legged triangular version of this structure may have been built by crypto-Christians. Parts of this structure include the nuki and the kasagi. One of the most famous of these structures is described as “floating” because it is partially submerged at high tide. Those who are menstruating, have lost a relative, or are otherwise ritually unclean may not pass through this structure, which separates the profane exterior from the sacred interior. For ten points, name this gate to a Shinto temple.
ANSWER: torii
13. This practice is limited by the concept of nisab, and like the similar practice of Khums this practice was once overseen by the Bayt al-mal. A special form of this practice performed only once a year is named for Eid al-Fitr and takes place after fasting. This practice’s name translates as “to grow”, and it is contrasted with the similar Sadaqa, which is voluntary. The dead, descendents of the Prophet Muhammad, and non-Muslims are not allowed to benefit from this practice, nor is it required if one’s harvest is modest. For ten points, name this Pillar of Islam that involves giving to the poor.
ANSWER: Zakat [accept: Zakah; prompt on “alms giving” or equivalent]
14. This work commends Turkish leaders for personally going on military expeditions and cites Bayezid II as a weak ruler able to prosper due to the work of a strong predecessor. This work theorizes that disputing political parties produce a “creative tension” allowing for greater liberty. A dichotomy is drawn between minimally and fully constitutional governments, which allow for conditions termed vivere sicuro and vivere libero, or “secure living” and “free living”, respectively. This work cites Cicero in its promotion free speech to allow for debate and public opinion to determine the best course of action. Eventually, the author concludes that security and liberty are incompatible and advocates the superiority of republics to even the best monarchies. FTP, name this work of political theory written by Niccolo Machiavelli and citing the titular Roman historian.
ANSWER: Discourses on Livy [accept Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio; Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy; Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius; Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy; Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius]
15. The thunder god of this ethnic group was named Taranis, and was depicted with a wheel. The agriculture god of this ethnic group was depicted as a bearded man holding a hammer. Apart from Sucellus, they worshipped the healing god Belenus, the war god Camulus and the horse goddess Epona. This ethnic group is associated with the La Tene and Hallstatt cultures, and they established Galatia in Asia Minor. Their languages are divided into Continental and Insular or P and Q families. For ten points, name this West European ethnic group that includes the Breton, the Gauls, and the Irish.
ANSWER: Celts [accept: Celtics; accept “Gauls” until “La Tene”, as all the early clues are about Gauls]
16. This figure is assisted by children who include Lakwa and Nibo and who are associated with the banda dance, which mimics sexual intercourse, a nod to this figure’s secondary aspect as a sex deity. Apart from being assisted by the Guede spirits, this god can be honored by wearing purple and black, and he has a feast day on November 2, which coincides with the Catholic holiday of All Souls Day. This husband of Maman Brigitte wears a tuxedo, top hat, and dark glasses, and can save the ill by refusing to dig their graves or greet them in the underworld. For ten points, name this Voodoo loa of death.
ANSWER: Baron Samedi or Bawon Samedi
17. According to Lithuanian folklore, Vilnius was founded after Grand Duke Gediminas dreamt of one of these animals made of iron. One of these animals named Asena is credited with leading the Turks out of their original homeland. The Welsh king Vereticus was transformed into one of these creatures by St. Patrick, while the Norse priestess Hyndla rides one of these creatures. A monument to one of these animals is notably housed on its namesake Capitoline Hill in Rome, and two of these cause eclipses in Norse myth by attempting to eat the sun and moon. For ten points, name this predatory mammal, a female of which suckled Remus and Romulus.