Question
In the book Soulstealers, historian Philip Kuhn analyzed “sorcery scares” during which people believed sorcerers could steal souls by removing this feature. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this feature, which was mandated along with wearing qizhuang by an edict introduced by Dorgon.
ANSWER: queue hairstyle [prompt on Manchu hairstyle; prompt on braided hair]
[10m] The Illustrations of Imperial Ritual Paraphernalia depicted mandatory clothing for this emperor’s court under the Tifayifu edict. This emperor’s Ten Great Campaigns expanded his dynasty to its largest territorial extent.
ANSWER: Qianlong Emperor [or Emperor Gaozong of Qing; or Hongli; prompt on Gaozong]
[10e] The early Qing dynasty also instituted failed bans on aspects of women’s fashion, such as on long-sleeved hanfu and on this practice that limited female mobility.
ANSWER: foot-binding [accept answers describing the feet being bound; prompt on binding]
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Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | Y | 2 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
Data
| A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | Berkeley | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Stanford+ | Cry of the Common Loon | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |