Question
The dead youth Myres (“MY-reez”) is eulogized by his gay lover in a poem this author set in his home city of Alexandria. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this poet, who repeated the line “Hope your road is a long one” in the poem “Ithaka.” This poet’s other works include “Waiting for the Barbarians.”
ANSWER: Constantine P. Cavafy [or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis]
[10e] Cavafy wrote in this language’s modern form. Sappho, a poet who used the ancient form of this language, came from the island of Lesbos, which gives its name to the term “lesbianism.”
ANSWER: Greek [accept modern Greek or Elliniká; accept ancient Greek or Hellēnikḗ]
[10m] Cavafy’s poem “Comes to Rest” depicts gay lovers having sex in a shop selling this good. Homer frequently described the sea as dark like the color of this good, which was often consumed at symposia.
ANSWER: wine [or oinos; accept wine-dark sea; prompt on alcohol]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 89% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 7 | 24.29 | 100% | 100% | 43% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 92% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 100% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 86% | 29% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 10 | 21.00 | 100% | 100% | 10% |
Data
| James Madison A | Appalachian State B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| James Madison B | Duke A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Liberty B | Tusculum | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Duke B | Liberty C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| NC State | William & Mary | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| UNC A | Liberty A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech A | UNC C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Virginia | UNC D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| VCU | Virginia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |