Question
In 1760, this man failed to resolve the diplomatic precedence rankings in European diplomacy by only privileging emissaries of the Holy Roman Emperor and Pope, but was rebuffed by the French minister. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this powerful statesman and minister to Joseph I. He was nicknamed the “Nero of Trafaria” after he burned the village down to capture rebels.
ANSWER: Marquis de Pombal [or Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, First Marquis of Pombal and First Count of Oeiras; accept Pombaline architectural style; accept Baixa Pombalina]
[10e] Pombal reformed Portugal after a 1755 earthquake struck this Portuguese capital city, razing much of its Manueline architecture.
ANSWER: Lisbon [or Lisboa; accept Great Lisbon earthquake or 1755 Lisbon earthquake]
[10m] Pombal feuded with this group, which was expelled from the Portuguese empire following an attempt on Joseph I’s life in the Távora affair. Jansenists were critical to the expulsion of this group from France.
ANSWER: Jesuits [or Society of Jesus; or Jesuit Order; or SJ; or Societas Jesu; accept expulsion of the Jesuits; reject “Catholic Church”]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 100% | 11% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 11.43 | 100% | 14% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 11 | 18.18 | 100% | 55% | 27% |
Data
| Berkeley C | Berkeley A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Stanford A | Berkeley B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Stanford M | Stanford L | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |