This is the first word in the title of a novel in which Sheikh Nuruddin misquotes the Quran after the arrest of his brother Harun, written by Meša Selimović. This is the last word in the title of a novel that begins with a Gnostic interpretation of a story about Simon Magus and attempts to “piece together the hybrid identity of the Balkans.” This adjective appears in the title of a novel in which the title Italian general is sent alongside a priest on a search in (*) Albania; that novel is by Ismail Kadare. Danilo Kiš wrote an Encyclopedia of people described by this word. This adjective titles a novel in which a character who forges the will of Khlobuyev’s aunt asks Sobakevitch and Manilov to sell him the title objects. For 10 points, name this adjective that, in a Nikolai Gogol novel about Chichikov, modifies “Souls.” ■END■
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 43% | 114.33 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 126.67 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC | 10/28/2023 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 121.67 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo | 10/28/2023 | Y | 4 | 75% | 25% | 50% | 88.33 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (South Central) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 146.00 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (UK) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 5 | 100% | 20% | 60% | 115.20 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU | 10/28/2023 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 126.00 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Kitakule | Columbia A | UMD A | 28 | -5 |
| Oliver Hargrave | Betrayed by Rita Izzatdust | 10 Negs that Shook the Quiz | 29 | 15 |
| Tony Chen | Toronto Weary | Library of Babel School of Continuing Studies | 40 | -5 |
| Henry Atkins | Library of Babel School of Continuing Studies | Toronto Weary | 58 | 15 |
| Kane Nguyen | Mixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian | Toronto Rofl | 89 | 10 |
| Jack Rado | Columbia B | Rutgers | 93 | 10 |
| Patrick Torre | UMD B | Pitt | 93 | -5 |
| Ali Izzatdust | Four Neg Omelette | Scottish, Irish, Both or Neither | 94 | -5 |
| Richard Niu | Cornell B | Cornell A | 95 | 10 |
| Jerry Vinokurov | John Jay A | Swarthmore | 100 | -5 |
| Caleb Kendrick | UMD A | Columbia A | 100 | 10 |
| Katherine Lei | MIT | Boston College | 104 | 10 |
| Eshan Pant | NYU | JHU A | 104 | 10 |
| Mark Grant | Broken Hearts | Foucault's Penndulum | 104 | -5 |
| Leo Howard | Edinburgh | Old London Town | 108 | -5 |
| Jack Oberman | USC A | UNC C | 114 | 10 |
| Ben Wismath | Toronto Joy | Waterloo Miku | 118 | 10 |
| Vincent Du | UNC A | Duke A | 119 | 10 |
| Jisoo Yoo | Texas A | Oklahoma A | 121 | -5 |
| Michael Mays | 3HK1MM | Yes, Moderator | 121 | 10 |
| Jared He | Waterloo Hatsune | La Clique du Château | 122 | -5 |
| Christopher Lloyd | Oklahoma B | Texas C | 123 | -5 |
| Jonathan Hunter | Florida B | FSU B | 126 | 10 |
| Joy An | Harvard | Brandeis | 130 | 10 |
| Paul Steeples | Old London Town | Edinburgh | 132 | 10 |
| Jim Fan | UNC B | USC B | 132 | 10 |
| Jason Hong | Brown | Tufts | 146 | 10 |
| Ryan Humphrey | Texas B | Rice | 146 | 10 |
| Cade Reinberger | RIT | JHU B | 147 | 10 |
| Ben Rotko | Swarthmore | John Jay A | 147 | 0 |
| Danny Peelen | Pitt | UMD B | 147 | 10 |
| Harry Scully | Foucault's Penndulum | Broken Hearts | 147 | 10 |
| Ewan MacAulay | Scottish, Irish, Both or Neither | Four Neg Omelette | 147 | 10 |