Question

In a play in this language, an emperor’s finances are saved by the introduction of paper money pledged against the value of buried treasure. In another play in this language, a younger son forges a letter to get his brother disowned, then fails to seduce his fiancée, Amalia. In a play in this language, after a man translates the Greek word “Logos” as “the deed,” a poodle transforms into a man. (10[2])Plays like The Robbers (10[1])exemplify this language’s (10[1])“storm and stress” movement. (10[1])A play in this (10[1])non-English language (10[1])centers on the deal with the devil made by Faust. For (10[1])10 points, name this language used by playwrights like Friedrich Schiller (“shiller”) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ■END■

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Princeton A (UG)7010
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)NYU A (UG)7010
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Maryland B (DII)7410
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Rutgers B7710
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)8110
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Fordham A8510
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BNYU B8710
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rowan A (DII)9810

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%22%92.56
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%74.38
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%82.17
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%18%88.09
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%10%98.80
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%73.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%80.25
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%86.89