Question
In a study of Serbo-Croatian guslars titled for performers of this action, Milman Parry and Albert Lord argued that storytellers memorized formulaic terms. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this physical method of oral literature and storytelling. In Greek myth, Sirens lured men to their death by performing this action.
ANSWER: singing [or song or singers; accept The Singer of Tales; prompt on music or performing or performances; prompt on using the voice]
[10h] Gaelic storytellers called seanchaí (“SHAN-eh-khee”) chronicle local history and mythological stories, such as this event in which Cú Chulainn (“koo KULL-in”) tried to prevent Queen Medb (“maev”) from taking Finnbhennach (“finn-BEN-uk”).
ANSWER: The Cattle Raid of Cooley [or Táin Bó Cúailnge or the Táin; prompt on a cattle raid with “where?”; prompt on a raid with “of what and where?”]
[10m] Another seanchaí favorite is a story about how this hero created the Giant’s Causeway to fight the giant Benandonner. This Irish hero sucked his thumb after burning it while cooking the salmon of knowledge.
ANSWER: Finn MacCool [or Fionn MacCumhail; accept Finn or Fionn or Fionna]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 10 | 16.00 | 100% | 50% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 88% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 20.00 | 91% | 73% | 36% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 78% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 86% | 29% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 100% | 44% |
Data
| Penn B (DII) | Bard A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Columbia A (UG) | Fordham A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Maryland A (DII) | Columbia B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| NYU B | Penn A (DII) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Maryland B (DII) | Princeton A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Rutgers A (UG) | Columbia J (DII) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Rutgers B | Lehigh A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |