Question
This adjective describes the title character of a 15th-century romance by Joanot Martorell (“zhoo-ah-NOT mar-toh-RAIL”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this adjective. In a later novel, this adjective appears in the descriptive name of a character alternately known as “of the Mirrors” or “of the Grove,” who reveals himself to be Sampson Carrasco while at an inn.
ANSWER: white [or blanch; accept Tirant lo Blanch or Tirant the White; accept Knight of the White Moon]
[10e] Martorell’s Tirant the White is among the books saved when a library is set on fire by a priest in this novel. The title knight-errant is defeated by the Knight of the White Moon in a duel in this novel by Miguel de Cervantes.
ANSWER: Don Quixote [or The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha; or El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha]
[10m] Don Quixote praises Tirant the White as “gracious and easy” in a speech to this character praising the virtue of knight-errants. This character, chiefly referred to by his profession, helps the priest burn down Quixote’s library.
ANSWER: the barber [or Master Nicholas; or Maese Nicolás]
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Summary
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson | 2024-11-16 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 100% | 56% | 11% |
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 14% | 43% |
2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 63% | 38% |
2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
Data
Auburn A | Georgia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |