Bonus
Lorenzo Valla did a lot more than just proving that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery. For 10 points each:
[10e] Valla’s Elegances of the Latin Language was the first standard textbook in this discipline to be written since antiquity. This discipline, which was often taught from Priscian’s Institutes, was part of the medieval trivium along with logic and rhetoric.
ANSWER: Latin grammar [or grammatica]
[10m] As part of his war on jargon, Valla cut Aristotle’s ten categories down to three: action, quality, and this category. This first and most fundamental category is composed of form and matter according to hylomorphism.
ANSWER: substance [or essence; or ousia; or substantia]
[10h] Valla revised this construct so that “soul” did not appear twice. Valla’s new differentiae also revise this construct to distinguish between corporeal and incorporeal substance.
ANSWER: tree of Porphyry (“POR-fuh-ree”) [or Porphyrian tree or Arbor Porphyrii; prompt on tree or answers that mention Porphyry but not “tree”]
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago A | Stanford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto A | Illinois A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Waterloo A | Georgia Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 100% | 0% |