Question
Two brothers from this modern-day country co-founded the philosophical magazine The Coffeehouse. This modern-day country was home to a thinker who pushed for the abolition of the death penalty in the treatise On Crimes and Punishments. A philosopher from this modern-day country who stated that “truth is itself something made” in the verum factum principle also proposed a (*) cyclical model of history. Thinkers from this modern-day country include the author of The New Science and the author of Discourses on Livy who advises to be like a “lion” and a “fox” in a treatise that claims “it is better to be feared than to be loved.” For 10 points, name this modern-day country home to the author of the political treatise The Prince. ■END■
ANSWER: Italy [or Italian Republic; or the Republic of Italy; or Italia] (The lead-in is the Verri brothers. The second sentence is Cesare Beccaria. The third sentence is Giambattista Vico. The last two sentences are Niccolò Machiavelli.)
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Spencer Ahn | Rochester A | Rochester C | 66 | -5 |
Nathan Zhang | Cornell Wind | Columbia Ly-α | 68 | -5 |
Jacky Xu | Cornell Earth | Cornell Fire | 80 | 10 |
Cade Reinberger | RIT | Rochester B | 82 | 10 |
Forrest Weintraub | Columbia Ly-α | Cornell Wind | 87 | 10 |
Gene Balian | Cornell Wind | Rochester C | 98 | 10 |
Raza Ali | Rochester C | Rochester A | 123 | 10 |
Summary
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 93.00 |
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 98.00 |
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 100% | 38% | 63% | 83.75 |