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, (10[1])Amalia. In a play in this language, after a man translates the Greek word “Logos” as “the deed,” (-5[1])a poodle transforms into a man. Plays like The Robbers exemplify this language’s “storm and stress” (10[1])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 points, name this language used by playwrights like Friedrich Schiller (“shiller”) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: German [or Deutsch]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tai BelkeUBC AUW Envy4610
Ruby EisenbergBoise StateUW Wrath64-5
Haylee WeisnerUW LustUW Sloth8010
Justin QianUBC BUW Chastity8110
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyArizona State B8510
Dylan BianchiUW GreedArizona State A8710
Rosie ZhangUW WrathBoise State11410

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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