Bonus
Answer the following about works of African literature featuring characters named after European historical figures, for 10 points each.
[10m] An African studies professor resists cosmopolitanism in Giambatista Viko; or, The Rape of African Discourse, a novel from this region. A novelist from this multinational region riffed on Western literature in Broken Glass and African Psycho.
ANSWER: the Congo [accept Democratic Republic of the Congo, the DRC, or Republic of Zaire, or Congo-Kinshasa; accept Republic of the Congo or ROC or Congo-Brazzaville; accept Congo River Basin] (The authors are Georges Ngal and Alain Mabanckou.)
[10h] In this novel, Fritz Shrobenius buys up relics from the empire of Nakem and its ruling Saïf dynasty. Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s The Most Secret Memory of Men fictionalizes Graham Greene’s plagiarism accusations against this novel.
ANSWER: Bound to Violence [or Le Devoir de violence] (by Yambo Ouologuem)
[10e] Despite initially insisting on Jacob, the narrator is named Gustavus Vassa by a naval officer, as recounted in an “interesting” work in this genre by Olaudah Equiano.
ANSWER: slave narratives [prompt on autobiography or memoir; prompt on narrative]
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois A | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Stanford | Chicago A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo A | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |