Question
For 10 points each, answer these questions about cultural historian Jakob Burckhardt.
[10e] Burckhardt’s best known work is titled for the Civilization of [this period] in Italy. This period is considered to have followed the Middle Ages.
ANSWER: the Renaissance
[10m] Burckhardt also wrote a book titled The Age of [this ruler]. Renaissance-era humanist Lorenzo Valla determined that a “Donation” named for this ruler was a forgery created by the papacy.
ANSWER: Constantine the Great [or Constantine I; prompt on Constantine]
[10h] Jacob Burckhardt’s lectures at this university were frequently attended by Friedrich Nietzsche, who was appointed Professor of Classical Philology at this university in 1869.
ANSWER: University of Basel
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
Data
| Columbia Ly-α | Cornell Fire | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornell Wind | Cornell Earth | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| RIT | Rochester C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Rochester A | Rochester B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |