Question
In an epic collected by Leo Frobenius, the exiled prince Gassire becomes one of these people. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these people. In a different epic, one of these people puts a snake to sleep after wandering into an evil sorcerer king’s secret chamber whose walls and throne are covered in human skin.
ANSWER: griot (“gree-oh”) [or griottes; or djeli; or guewel; since it’s already been said, prompt on jeseré or gassire by asking, “what is the broader term?”; prompt on bard, praise singers, musicians, oral historians, storytellers, poets, advisors, or diplomats by asking “what is the specific cultural term?”]
[10e] In that epic, Balla Fasséké is the griot for Sundiata Keita, the founder of this West African empire which later flourished under Mansa Musa.
ANSWER: Mali Empire [or Mandé Empire]
[10m] In the Epic of Sundiata, Balla Fasséké sings a hymn to one of these objects after Sundiata bends an iron bar while learning to stand up. In the Mahabharata, suitors to Draupadi need to use one of these objects to win her hand.
ANSWER: a bow [accept bow and arrow]
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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 | 18.75 | 100% | 88% | 0% |