A notice from the “Chief of Ordinance” G.G. appears at the start of this novel warning readers of the various punishments for attempting to find a motive, moral, or plot in the narrative. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this novel which also contains an explanation of its early use of regional vernacular like the Pike-County and South-Western dialects.
ANSWER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
[10m] Name these two religious sects that each make use of the Prakit phrase “Michchhāmi Dukkadam” on those holidays, known as “Forgiveness Day,” which ends their religion-wide holiday of Paryushana.
ANSWER: Digambara Jains AND Śvetāmbara Jains [accept “sky-clad” Jains in place of Digambara; accept “white-clad” Jains in place of Śvetāmbara]
[10e] The opening lines of Huckleberry Finn warn that readers might have an advantage if they’ve read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which was made by this author, who “told the truth, mainly.”
ANSWER: Mark Twain [or Samuel Langhorne Clemens]
[10h] Śvetāmbaras and Digambaras render the name of this first meditative prayer differently. When carrying out this prayer, one verbally “bows” to arihants, siddhas, acharyas, upadhyayas, and sages to rid themselves of sin.
ANSWER: Namōkāra Mantra [or Navkar Mantra; or Pancha Namaskāra Mantra; or Navakāra Mantra; or Namaskāra Mangala; or Paramesthi Mantra]
[10m] Huck lies about his family being on a wrecked ship named after this author. This author, who Twain claimed was “in great measure responsible for the war,” wrote a series that included the sub-series Tales of My Landlord.
ANSWER: Sir Walter Scott
[10e] Digambara monks carry feathered fly-whisks while Śvetāmbara monks carry woolen brooms known as rajoharans in order to avoid killing bugs in accordance with this pacifist principle central to Jainism.
ANSWER: ahimsa [accept nonviolence; accept noninjury]
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