Question
The title of Wilfred Owen’s poem Dulce et Decorum Est is drawn from a work by this Roman poet. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Roman poet of the “Ars Poetica”, who also wrote four books of satires. This poet is also known for coining the phrase carpe diem (“CAR-pay DEE-em”) in one poem.
ANSWER: Horace [or Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
[10e] Carpe diem comes from one of Horace’s 103 works in this genre, which praise various people and things. A poem by Friedrich Schiller, which was set to music in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, is titled for this genre “to Joy” in English.
ANSWER: odes [or carmen or carmina; accept “Ode to Joy”]
[10h] Horatian odes contrast with the strictly structured odes by this Greek poet, who wrote four books of odes dedicated to victors of athletic games.
ANSWER: Pindar [or Pindaros or Pindarus]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 17.50 | 100% | 58% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 56% | 11% |
Data
| Claremont B | UCLA A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UCLA C | UCLA B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UCLA E | UCLA D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UCSD | Claremont C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Claremont A | USC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |