Packet N: Bonus 10
A novel titled for this group concludes with a chapter where “the author” talks with “the writer” about how this group ends up destroying themselves with the same flaws as humans. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this group that represents an allegory of nationalism and titles a Karel Čapek novel where they destroy almost all landmass on Earth.
ANSWER: newts [accept War with the Newts; accept Salamander Wars; accept Válka s Mloky]
[10e] Čapek is best known for coining the term for these types of characters, whose human-like characteristics are emphasized after they take over the world in the play R.U.R.
ANSWER: robots
[10h] This substance titles a Čapek novel in which it is created as a byproduct of a newly invented reactor that can annihilate matter. This fictional substance represents a kind of spiritual essence that eventually dominates the world.
ANSWER: the absolute [accept The Absolute at Large]
<JF, European Literature> | Packet N - Simon Fraser A, Carleton A, Georgia Tech A, Claremont A, Warwick A, Columbia B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 14.87 | 97% | 49% | 3% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis A | Bowdoin A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Brandeis B | Southern Connecticut State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Dartmouth A | Bowdoin B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Dartmouth B | Harvard B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Harvard A | MIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 11 | 14.55 | 100% | 36% | 9% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |