Question
Translations of one epic differ in whether this woman chose or was forced to enter a fire as a sign of chastity for her husband. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this avatar of Lakshmi who marries a Prince of Ayodhya. Hanuman discovered that this woman was kidnapped by Ravana and held on Lanka.
ANSWER: Sita
[10e] Sita’s kidnapping drives this epic by Valmiki (“vahl-MEE-kee”) titled for an avatar of Vishnu. This epic and the Mahabharata (“muh-hah-BAH-ruh-tuh”) are the two most prominent in Hinduism.
ANSWER: Ramayana
[10h] Description acceptable. During the war to save Sita, Lakshmana is injured and Hanuman is unable to find the Sanjivani (“sun-JEE-vuh-nee”) herb on Mount Dronagiri; Hanuman instead performs this action and brings its result to Lakshmana.
ANSWER: he picks up the mountain [accept answers that indicate picking up or carrying or moving the mountain; accept peak or summit or land or hill or Dronagiri in place of “mountain”]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 88% | 38% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 67% | 58% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 44% | 56% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 80% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 78% | 56% | 44% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 44% | 67% |
Data
| Columbia A (UG) | Columbia J (DII) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Maryland A (DII) | Fordham A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Lehigh B (DII) | Lehigh A (UG) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Lehigh A (UG) | Rutgers B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland B (DII) | Bard A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Columbia B | NYU A (UG) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| NYU B | Rowan A (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Penn A (DII) | Penn B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Princeton A (UG) | Lehigh B (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |