Question
A member of this family married Alfonso I d’Este (“di-ES-tay”) and supposedly used a hollow ring to poison her enemies. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this family of the noblewoman Lucrezia. Cesare (“tsay-ZAR-ay”), another member of this family, is often cited as an example in Machiavelli’s The Prince.
ANSWER: Borgia [accept Lucrezia Borgia or Cesare Borgia]
[10e] Another member of the family, Alfonso de Borgia, named himself Callixtus III upon obtaining this position. John Burchard reported on the Banquet of Chestnuts held by another holder of this position in the Vatican Palace.
ANSWER: Pope [or bishop of Rome]
[10h] Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo Borgia, excommunicated this political rival of his whose followers were called the Piagnoni (“pyah-NYOH-nee”), meaning “weepers.” This Dominican friar held events known as “bonfires of the vanities.”
ANSWER: Girolamo Savonarola
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 75% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 67% | 22% |
Data
| Princeton A (UG) | Fordham A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Maryland A (DII) | Penn A (DII) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Columbia J (DII) | NYU A (UG) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rowan A (DII) | Rutgers A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Bard A (UG) | Maryland B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Columbia A (UG) | Penn B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |