Question

In a play subtitled for one of these events, the Abbess of X leads an order of assassin nuns who poisoned Cromwell. Dogwater helps the author of Hydriotaphia accumulate capital in that Tony Kushner farce about one of these events involving Thomas Browne. A married couple read an encyclopedia entry on one of these events caused by a Spanish Communist in a play whose scenes end with that event followed by a bell ringing. (10[1])In a play titled for an event of this kind, (-5[1])a man who says he doesn’t (10[1])“have a thing in the ground” uses a flashlight to plant his garden, (10[1])and imagines (10[1])his (10[2])brother (10[1])saying “the jungle (10[1])is dark (10[1])but full of (10[2])diamonds.” (10[2]-5[1])These events (10[1])title (10[1])a David Ives play about Leon Trotsky (10[1])and a play permeated by flute music (10[1])in which a man intentionally crashes his car to help his son Biff. (10[2])For 10 points, what kind of event titles Arthur Miller’s play about Willy Loman? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: death [accept Death of a Salesman; accept Variations on the Death of Leon Trotsky; accept Hydriotaphia, or the Death of Doctor Browne; accept assassination or murder after “encyclopedia” is read]
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y20100%0%10%115.20

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Seth EbnerJohns HopkinsChicago B7310
Jack RadoColumbia BBerkeley A83-5
Jim FanNorth Carolina AKentucky8910
Kevin ParkClaremont CollegesMcGill10210
Jisoo YooTexasGeorgia Tech10410
Hayden PratherFloridaToronto A10510
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BIowa State10510
Joel MilesMinnesota AColumbia A10610
Fred GarveyTruman StateYale B10910
Michael HundingIllinoisBrown11110
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaCornell B11410
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganToronto B11410
Mattias EhatammWaterlooCornell A11510
Joy AnHarvardMinnesota B11510
Raymond WangCornell AWaterloo115-5
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltMaryland11710
Bryan UgazArizona StateYale A11810
Andrew HannaPennNorthwestern12510
Matthew LehmannWUSTL ARutgers13210
Eric GunterNorth Carolina BChicago D14510
Joseph ChambersVirginiaIndiana14510
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley AColumbia B16010