Virginia A
1997 ACF Nationals

1.  It began with the establishment of the Banque Generale and then 
the Company of the West.  By 1719, 625,000 stock shares had been 
sold and speculation drove stock prices to record highs.  
Unfortunately for its originator, John Law, the scheme collapsed 
the following year and thus failed to fulfill its promise of 
retiring France's public debt.  FTP, name this 18th century 
financial scheme.
	Answer: _Mississippi Bubble_

2.  A partial proof of this law's corollary was first made in 1937 
by the Soviet mathematician Ivan Vinogradov, who showed that every 
natural number greater than two is equal to the sum of three prime 
numbers.  The main law has been proven correct up to the number 
100,000, but beyond that, no verification has been found.  FTP, 
name this theory, which states that every even natural number is 
the sum of two primes.
	Answer: _Goldbach Conjecture_

3.  Its tributaries include the Mavaca and Apura.  Fed mainly by 
snow, this river forms a 7800 square mile delta in the Atlantic 
Ocean.  Ciudad Bolivar and Ciudad Guayana are the major ports on 
this river that flows in a 1700 mile arc through Venezuela.  FTP, 
name the river, which shares its name with a type of flow in a song 
by Enya.
	Answer: _Orinoco_

4.  Born in 1873 to a wealthy Richmond family, she lived the life 
of a Southern belle but rebelled against this lifestyle in her 
works.  While an apprentice to a local writer, she wrote The Voice 
of the People, a social history of her home state from 1850 on.  
She first gained serious literary attention with 1924's Barren 
Ground which was followed by The Sheltered Life, both socio-
histories of Virginia as seen through the eyes of a woman.  FTP, 
name this American novelist, best known for the Pulitzer Prize 
winning In This Our Life and for The Romantic Comedians.
	Answer: Ellen _Glasgow_

5.  In 1927 he received an honorable mention at the Chopin 
International Piano Competition although he later only performed 
his own compositions.  Both his ballet The Golden Age and his  
opera The Nose were performed in 1930.  Once condemned by Stalin, 
he was celebrated for his 7th Symphony, composed during the siege 
of Leningrad.  FTP, name the Russian composer of fifteen symphonies 
and the opera Lady Macbeth of Mensk.
	Answer: Dmitry _Shostakovich_

6.  He determined that there was carbon dioxide on Mars and methane 
on Titan, and discovered the moons Nereid and Miranda.  When the 
objects labeled 1992 QBI and 1993 FW were discovered, it was proof 
of a theory that he had proposed in the 1950s.  FTP, name this 
Dutch born astronomer, who predicted that a belt of debris, formed 
after the emergence of the Solar System, existed beyond Pluto and 
expalined the beginnings of short-period comets like Halley's.
	Answer: Gerard _Kuiper_

7.  This group's members call themselves muwahhidun, or 
monotheists.  Their beliefs were organized by the sixth caliph of 
the Fatimid dynasty, al-Hakim, who they believe will return one 
day.  More recently, they have gained attention for their role in 
Lebanon's factional fighting.  FTP, name this Middle Eastern 
religious sect.
	Answer: _Druze_

8.  An unsuccessful candidate for Parliament in 1868, he is the 
author of such psychological novels as Kept in the Dark and Sir 
Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite.  1865's Can You Forgive Her 
intoduced the future Duke of Omnium, Plantagenet Palliser, the 
subject of a series of political novels. FTP, name this writer, a 
sometime postal clerk best known for The Warden, The Small House at 
Allington and several other novels about the town of Barsetshire.
	Answer: Anthony _Trollope_

9.  Taken prisoner in 1547 by the French fleet, he spent a year and 
a half in the French galleys until the intercession of Edward VI 
secured his release. The protege of George Wishart, his writings 
include correspondence with the Lords of the Congregation, First 
Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, and 
the Confession of Faith, which on August 17, 1560 was adopted by 
the Estates of Parliament of Scotland.  FTP, name this leading 
figure of the Reformation, who founded the Presbyterian church.
	Answer: John _Knox_

10.  He was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor's envoy to Trier.  
Born Clemens Lothar Wenzel, his family moved to Swabia after the 
treaty of Campo Formio, where he broke into the aristocracy by 
marrying the granddaughter of Chancellor von Kaunitz.  Entering the 
diplomatic service, he became Ambassador to France in 1806, suing 
successfully for peace after Wagram and marrying Marie Louise off 
to Napoleon in 1810.  FTP, name this key anti-Bonapartist and 
European politician who espoused conservative policies as Prime 
Minister of Austria for almost 50 years.
	Answer: Prince von _Metternich_

11.  The father of Paeon, Epeius, Aetolus, as well as 50 daughters, 
he was the son of Calyce and Aethilius.  The first king of Elis, 
his people claimed he was buried at Olympia, although the myth 
states that he sleeps in a cave on Mount Latmos.  FTP, iden
tify this man, the beloved of Selene who is celebrated in a poem by 
Keats.
	Answer: _Endymion_

12.  This novel takes as its subject three generations of a 
theatrical family; the youngest, Kim Hawks, grows up to become a 
Broadway star.  Her mother Magnolia was an actress who had Kim by 
the actor Gaylord Ravenal; Magnolia is the daughter of Captain Andy 
Hawks, who runs the novel's title object on the Mississippi river. 
 FTP, name this 1926 Edna Ferber novel made, in the year after its 
publication, into a musical with music by Jerome Kern and libretto 
by Oscar Hammerstein.
	Answer: _Show Boat_

13.  He began a career in medicine, but could not stand the sight 
of blood, and turned to physics after hearing of Daguerre's 
discovery of photography.  Prior to dying of paralysis at the age 
of 48, he discovered the yellow lines in emission spectra, worked 
with Fizeau on the toothed-wheel experiment, and used Arago's 
equipment to show that light moves slower in water than in air.  
FTP, identify this French physicist, the inventor of the gyroscope 
who measured the rotation of the earth with his pendulum.
	Answer: Jean Bernard Leon _Foucault_

14.  At age 11, he became the youngest student ever admitted to the 
Royal Academy schools, and in 1854, he married Effie Gray, the 
former wife of John Ruskin.  Creator of such paintings as Bubbles 
and The Boyhood of Raleigh, he also illustrated Trollope's works, 
and the author said that his illustrations influenced the way he 
developed characters in sequels.  FTP, name this artist who in 
1896, the year of his death, became President of the Royal Academy, 
and who is best known for his partnership with Hunt and Rossetti in 
founding the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
	Answer: John Everett _Millais_

15.  It is estimated that one acre of this is the equivalent of a 
$75,000 waste treatment plant due to the speed in which water is 
purified.  Commonly the nursing grounds for fish and mollusks, 
these ecosystems are extremely rich in nutrients, which are 
transfered to nearby marshlands during periodic floods.  FTP, name 
this brackish coastal environment, an example of which is the 
Chesapeake Bay.
	Answer: _estuary_

16.  The main character of this work is a jazz-playing ex-student 
from a "white tile" university who derisively chooses to work in a 
street market; the woman is the daughter of a colonel.  As the play 
opens, Alison is ironing the clothes of her husband and their 
lodger, Cliff; when Alison reveals herself to be pregnant, her 
husband leaves her and goes to live with Helena, a childhood 
friend.  Later, Jimmy and his wife reunite after the pregnancy 
fails.  FTP, name this 1957 play about the Porters, written by John 
Osborne.
	Answer: _Look Back in Anger_

17.  John Sherman was appointed Secretary of State in order to give 
this man a Senate seat.  A Cleveland coal and steel magnate, he 
began supporting local Republican candidates in the 1880's.  In 
1896 he directed the McKinley presidential campaign into which he 
personally donated $100,000.  FTP, name this political kingmaker.
	Answer: Mark Hanna

18.  In 1897, Ferdinand Braun constructed the first cathode ray 
oscilloscope, and Boris Rosing and Alan Campbell-Swinton suggested 
the use of the oscilloscope for data transmission.  These 
discoveries were improved by John Baird, who used the device to 
mechanically scan images in 1936, and Vladimir Zworykin, who 
invented the iconoscope and kinoscope in 1924 which amplified the 
electron beam to distinguish between the light and dark sides of 
images.  FTP, this is the early history of what familiar device?
	Answer: Television

19.  This writer got his literary start writing plays for puppet 
theater before his first published play, a one-act farce titled The 
Red Glove, appeared in 1888.  His first success was 1894's The 
Romancers, and the actress SarahBernhardt memorably portrayed the 
heroines of The Princess Faraway and The Woman of Samaria.  FTP, 
name this French dramatist best known for his play about Napoleon's 
son, The Eaglet, and for his masterpiece, Cyrano de Bergerac.
	Answer: Edmond _Rostand_

20.  This was begun in response to an attacking army of 700,000 
troops which had established cement blockhouses around the main 
base of Fukien.  Zhue De was the brainchild and Chang Kuo-tao 
became leader at the midpoint, but neither were among the 8000 
survivors out of 100,000 one year, 18 mountain ranges, 24 rivers, 
and 6000 miles later.  FTP, name this military movement, which 
began on October 15, 1934, and ended the following year in Shaanxi 
Province.
	Answer: the _Long March_

21. "We must discard with the old ways and submit to technology! .. 
We must be like the automobile, beautiful with its power and speed! 
.. We must forcefully overthrow the shackles of culture and the 
staleness of the past in order to advance!"  Such are excerpts from 
an article published in 1909 by Le Figaro, which was written as a 
manifesto for a new artistic movement.  FTP, give the name of this 
movement, subscribed to by such artists as Gino Severini, Carlo 
Carra, and Umberto Boccioni, and founded by Filipino Marinetti.
	Answer: _Futurism_ 

22.  This river empties into the Stettiner Haff, from which it 
passes into the Baltic Sea by means of the triple arms of the 
Dievenow, Peene and Swine rivers.  Cities on it include Breslau and 
Frankfurt, and canals connect it with the Havel and Elbe rivers.  
FTP, identify this 550-mile long riverthat formed part of Germany's 
post-1945 border with Poland.
	Answer: _Oder_

23.  His grandfather and father were the owners of a house painting 
firm and also artists, and after Monet made Le Havre an artistic 
center, his family moved there from Paris.  After becoming an 
artist himself, he attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he 
learned the techniques of the impressionists and Paul Cezanne.  
After seeing an exhibition, he began to paint as a Fauvist, but did 
not find his niche until the art dealer Daniel Henry Kahnweiler 
showed him "Demoiselles D'Avignon" by a young Pablo Picasso.  FTP, 
name this man, who became fast friends with Picasso and was a co-
developer of cubism.
	Answer: George _Braque _

He is said to have composed his greatest work to provide for his 
daughter's dowry.  A native of Tus, he had to flee for safety after 
writing verses that mocked Sultan Mahmud.  This followed his 
completion of the 60,000 couplets describing the history of 
Persia's kings that make up his epic, the Shah-nameh.  FTP, name 
this 10th century Persian writer.
	Answer:  _Ferdousi_ (Firdawsi, Firdusi)

If this statement were correct, humans would have gills, webbed 
feet, and tails at various stages in the womb.  Largely discredited 
by scientists such as Steven Jay Gould, this theory states that the 
developmental course of a specific organism mirrors the 
evolutionary history of the overall species.  FTP, name this 
biological concept, represented by a three-word phrase.
	Answer: _Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny_

This man had a great year in 1960, captaining the U.S. Olympic Team 
to a gold medal, getting drafted in the first round by the 
Cincinnati Royals, and leading his college team to the Final Four. 
 Winning Rookie of the Year in 1961, he became MVP in 1964 while 
averaging a triple-double for the season.  FTP, name this NBA Hall 
of Famer, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati who is best 
known for the four years at the end of his career with the 
Milwaukee Bucks.
	Answer: Oscar _Robertson_

His namesake grandson served for a time as vice-president of the 
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.  In 1775, he 
introduced and secured passage of a bill arming and equipping ships 
to carry out aggressive action against British commerce. He signed 
the Declaration of Independence, but not the Constitution, as he 
thought it lacked sufficient protection for the liberty of the 
people. FTP, name this man sent to France with Pinckney and 
Marshall in 1797, who also served as Vice-President to Madison and 
is best remembered for a bill passed during his tenure as 
Massachusetts governor permitting redistrictingthat would favor the 
Republicans.
	Answer: Elbridge _Gerry_

At Columbia he was influenced by his teacher Mark Van Doren, and he 
went to teaching positions at Harvard, Princeton, and Minnesota.  
In the 1940s he published two volumes of poetry including The 
Dispossessed and such stories such as "The Imaginary Jew."  In 1956 
he published the long poem Homage to Mistress Bradstreet.  FTP, 
name this American poet, best known for his Dream Songs.
	Answer: John _Berryman_

Appended prose interpretations of them include the Aranyakas and 
the Brahmanas.  Melodies, magical spells and liturgical formulae 
are the topics, respectively, of the Sama, Atharva and Yajur.  FTP, 
provide the term, from the Sanskrit for "lore" which describes 
these most sacred books of Hinduism, of which the Rig is the most 
important.
	Answer: _Vedas_

Virginia A
1997 ACF Nationals

1.  Identify the following people and events from the 1960's for 
the stated number of points.
1.  5 point clue:  This man assassinated NAACP field secretary 
Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963.
	Answer: Byron de la Beckwith
2.  10 point clue: In this 1962 decision the Supreme Court banned 
prayer in public schools.
	Answer: Engel v. Vitale
3.  15 point clue: In Nov 8, 1966, this Massachusetts politician 
became the first black elected to the Senate since Reconstruction.
	Answer: Edward _Brooke_

2.   One of the hottest fields today in the computer industry is 
constructing office networks.  FTP each, answer the following 
concerning networks.
1.  Dominant in the 1980's, this is the most common type of 
internal network, characterized by the use of switches and bridges 
to avoid data collisions.
	Answer: _Ethernet_
2.  The second most popular type of network, messages or data sent 
over this network will reach every terminal on the network, thereby 
avoiding collisions.
	Answer: _Token-ring_
3.  The newest technology of the 1990's, this type of network 
allows parallel transmissions of data over twisted pair lines due 
to efficient use of the wires.
	Answer: _ATM_ or _Asynchronous Transfer Mechanism_

3.  Identify the following works by Leo Tolstoi FTP each.
1.  Written from 1879 to 1881, this is an account of his spiritual 
crisis which led to the formation of the religious and 
philosophical ideas he produced in his later years.
	Answer: _A Confession_
2.  This play tells of the peasant Nikita, who poisons another 
peasant Peter, marries Peter's widow Anisya, seduces Anisya's 
stepdaughter Akulina and has a child by her, who he murders as an 
infant.  He finally makes a public confession of his not 
inconsiderable crimes.
	Answer: _The Power of Darkness_
3.  Noted for its realistic depiction of its subject, this 
collection of three stories relates his experience as an army 
officer in the Crimean War. 
	Answer: _Sevastopol Sketches_

4.  Answer the following questions about the 19th Century boundary 
dispute between Maine and New Brunswick for the stated number of  
points.
1.  5 point clue: This 1842 treaty settled the boundary dispute.
	Answer: _Webster-Ashburton_
2.  10 point clue: The disputed area consisted of the lower basin 
of this river that lent its name to the so-called "war" over the 
area.
	Answer: _Aroostook_
3.  15 point clue:  The Aroostook war began when both Maine and New 
Brunswick mobilized their militias because of the dispute over the 
Canadians arrest of what American land agent. 
	Answer: Rufus _McIntire_

5.  Name the authors of the following works of social analysis FTP 
each.
1. The Acquisitive Society, 1920
	Answer: R.H. _Tawney_
2. The Revolt of the Masses, 1929
	Answer: Jose _Ortega y Gasset_
3. The Power Elite, 1956
	Answer: C. Wright _Mills_

6.  Name the countries from physical features FTP each; you will 
get 5 if you need its neighbors.
1.  10 point clue:  Mt. Aragats, at 13,435 feet, is its highest  
point; the largest lake, Sevan, is the main resource for the 
nation's irrigation system and hydroelectric power.
	5 point clue:  Its neighbors are Georgia to the north, 
Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south and Turkey to the west.
	Answer: _Armenia_
2.  10 point clue:  The two largest of the Baltic islands 
constituting part of this country are Sjaelland and Fyn.
	5 point clue:  It is bounded by Germany to the south, the 
North Sea on the west, and the Baltic Sea on the east.
	Answer: _Denmark_
3.  10 point clue:  This country is home to the mouths of 25 rivers 
which flow into the Indian Ocean, and includes the port city of 
Beira.
	5 point clue:  Its neighbors are Tanzania to the north, Zambia 
and Zimbabwe to the west, and South Africa and Swaziland to the 
south.
	Answer: _Mozambique_

7.  Name the following enzymes which play crucial roles in 
biological processes FTP apiece.
1.  This enzyme catalyzes the anabolic joining of nucleotides to 
create a new RNA molecule during transcription.
	Answer: _RNA Polymerase_
2.  This enzyme catalyzes the formation of a double stranded DNA 
molecule off of an RNA template.
	Answer: _Reverse Transcriptase_
3.  This enzyme, important in DNA repair, joins two portions of DNA 
back together using energy released from ATP.
	Answer: _Ligase_

8.  Answer these questions about Sir Walter Scott FTP each.
1. This 1814 historical novel established Scott's reputation and is 
based on the events of the rebellion of 1745.
	Answer: _Waverly_
2. This heroine of Ivanhoe, the daughter of Isaac of York, is 
ultimately rejected by the title character.
	Answer: _Rebecca_
3. In 1813 Scott refused the poet laureateship, and it was awarded 
to this author of "The Battle of Blenheim."
	Answer: Robert _Southey_

9.  Name these things associated with African independence 
movements FTP each.
1. He became the first president of Zaire in 1960 but was 
assassinated the following year.
	Answer: Patrice _Lumumba_
2. This rebellion began among the Kikuyu people in 1952 and led to 
Kenya's independence in 1963.
	Answer: _Mau Mau_
3. Leader in the Algerian war for independence, he was Algeria's 
first elected president.
	Answer: Ahmed _Ben Bella_

10.  FTP each, identify the French artists from clues.
1.  The dominant artist of Louis XIV's reign, he was named King's 
painter in 1662 and designed the Great Staircase at Versailles 
Palace; the staircase was destroyed in 1752.
	Answer: Charles _Le Brun_
2.  Nicknamed "Le Douanier" for his job with the Paris Customs 
Office, he painted The Dream and Tiger in a Tropical Storm.
	Answer: Henri _Rousseau_
3.  Some art historians suspect he was the son of Talleyrand; his 
paintings include Sultan of Morocco, Jacob and the Angel, and 
Heliodorus Expelled from the Temple.
	Answer: Eugene _Delacroix_

11.  FTP each, answer the following questions about the Odyssey.
1.  This race of cannibals destroyed all but one of Odysseus's 
ships by hurling stones.
	Answer: _Laestrygonians_
2.  Odysseus visited the ghost of this seer in the underworld to 
learn how to reach home.
	Answer: _Tiresias_
3.  Odysseus put wax in his men's ears and lashed himself to the 
mast of the ship so that he might hear their song.
	Answer: _Sirens_

12.  For the stated number of points, answer the following 
questions about movies of the 1970's.
1.  10 points: The only person, male or female, to win two awards 
for Best Actor/Actress was this woman who won for Klute in 1971 and 
Coming Home in 1978.
	Answer: Jane _Fonda_
2.  5 points each: In 1973, Tatum O'Neal and John Houseman won Best 
Supporting Oscars for their performances in these two films, each 
of which included "Paper" in the titles.
	Answers: _Paper Moon_ and _The Paper Chase_
3.  10 points: Only this man's 1977 Best Actor Oscar for The 
Goodbye Girl prevented Annie Hall from sweeping the top four prizes 
in that year.
	Answer: Richard _Dreyfuss_

13.  Name the following works by Johann Goethe on a 5-10-15 basis:
1.  5 point clue: This work tells the story of a German professor 
who gains ultimate knowledge of all things.
	Answer: _Faust_
2.  10 point clue: This play tells the story of a straight-laced 
German knight who is outwitted by his powerful political 
adversaries.
	Answer: _Gotz von Berlichingen_ 
3.  15 point clue: This novel tells the story of Eduard, Charlotte, 
and Ottilie, who all fall in and out of love with one another.
	Answer: The _Elective Affinities_ or _Die 
Wahlverwandtschaften_

14.  FTP each, identify the following people from Rome in the 1st 
Century, AD.
1.  This son and heir of Tiberius suppressed a mutiny in Pannonia 
in 14, and was poisoned by his wife Livilla in 23, possibly in 
conspiracy with Sejanus.
	Answer: _Drusus_ Caesar
2.  He aided Galba's overthrow of Nero before himself overthrowing 
Galba in 69; three months later, Vitellius overthrew him.
	Answer: Marcus Salvius _Otho_
3.  He served as consul in 71 and 90 and was banished by Domitian, 
last of the Flavians, but nevertheless succeeded Domitian as 
emperor in 96.
	Answer: _Nerva_

15.  A current of 10 amps passes through 2 4 ohm resistors.  FTP 
each, answer the following questions.
1. What is the current after passing the resistors?
	Answer: _10 ohms_
2. If the resistors are in series, what is the change in voltage?
	Answer: _80 volts_
3. If the resistors are in parallel, what is the change in voltage?
	Answer: _20 volts_

16.  FTP each, identify the following regarding the Vietnam War.
1.  Passed on August 7, 1964, it authorized President Johnson to 
take all steps necessary to protect U.S. forces and prevent further 
attacks.
	Answer: _Tonkin Gulf Resolution_
2.  In June 1972, this man succeeded Creighton Abrams as commander 
of U.S. forces in Vietnam.
	Answer: Frederick _Weyand_
3.  Elected President in September 1967, he held office until April 
1975 when forced to resign in light of Communist advances into 
South Vietnam.
	Answer: _Nguyen van Thieu_

17. Identify these three works by Flannery O'Connor, 10 pts. each.
1. The central figure of this 1952 novel is Hazel Motes, another of 
O'Connor's eccentric religious fanatics.
	Answer: Wise Blood
2. While on vacation, a family is murdered by the Misfit and his 
gang in this O'Connor short story.
	Answer: A Good Man is Hard to Find
3. In this title story from a collection of O'Connor's short 
stories, Julian accompanies his overweight mother to her exercise 
class.  Before getting their she collapses and dies after an 
encounter with a black mother and her son.
	Answer: Everything That Rises Must Converge

18.  Name the 18th century musicians FTP each.
1. His opera Castor et Pollux was first presented in Paris in 1737.
	Answer: Jean Phillipe _Rameau_
2. In 1747 he produced the ballet Les Muses galantes.
	Answer: Jean Jacques _Rousseau_
3. In 1733 he presented the comic intermezzo La Serva Padrona.
	Answer: Giovanni _Pergolesi_

19. Lets see how much you know about boxing.  If you can name a 
heavyweight champion given the years of his or her reign, you 
receive 10 points.  If you need a brief description, you will 
receive 5 points.
1.  10 point clue: 1951-52
5 point clue: The oldest man ever to win the title at age 37, this 
man lost a tremendously exciting bout to Rocky Marciano to lose the 
title.
	Answer: "Jersey" Joe _Walcott_
2.  10 point clue: 1959-60
5 point clue: European Champion twice in his career, this man's 
only two professional losses were both to Floyd Patterson
	Answer: Ingemar _Johansson_
3.  10 point clue: 1930-32
5 point clue: Later a soldier in the German Army, this man lost the 
heavywight title when "he wuz robbed!  He wuz robbed!"
	Answer: Max _Schmelling_

20.  Answer the following concerning aquifers FTP apiece:
1.  This aquifer in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States 
covers 175,000 square miles.  A crucial source of water for the 
region, its water has recently been critically drained.
	Answer: _Ogallala_ Aquifer
2.  This is the term for the area where an aquifer comes in contact 
with the surface, thus allowing rain to permeate the rock.
	Answer: _Recharge Zone_
3.  This is the term for the top of the saturated zone of water 
that occurs in underground aquifers.
	Answer: _Water Table_

21. Answer these questions about South Africa FTP each.
1. This river forms the river between the Transvaal and Zimbabwe 
before flowing through Mozambique into the Indian Ocean.
	Answer: _Limpopo_
2. This city in Natal is South Africa's chief Indian Ocean port.
	Answer: _Durban_
3. This mountain range extends from northeastern Transvaal to 
southern Cape province and forms the border with Lesotho.
	Answer: _Drakensberg_

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23.  Identify the following theorems of complex analysis for 15 
points each.
1. A bounded, entire function is constant.
	Answer: _Liouville_'s Theorem
2. An entire function which omits two points is constant.
	Answer: _Picard_'s Little Theorem

As much Mike loves the Confederacy, he knows that many generals 
deserve no love.  Consequently, he knows that some of the greatest 
Confederates were men who worked behind the scenes.  Given a 
description of the man and his post, name him FTP each.
1.  This Confederate naval expert and administrator worked in 
London, where he purchased many ships, including the notorious 
Alabama
	Answer: James _Bulloch_
2.  Though the South had little in the way of guns, powder, and raw 
materials heading into the war, this brilliant Head of Ordinance 
brought production up to speed.
	Answer: Josiah _Gorgas_
3.  This half Swiss, half Alabama-native relentlessly traveled 
through the courts of Western Europe.  Through his good looks, 
charm, and skill with propaganda, he increased the odds of foreign 
recognition abroad.
	Answer: Henry _Hotz_

Given the names of works written by an Ancient Greek or Roman 
historian, name him FTP each.
1.  A History of Rome (Covering the Years 220 BC-146BC) 
	Answer: Polybius
2.  Account of the War with Jugurtha and The Catiline Conspiracy
	Answer: Sallust
3.  History of the Peloponesian War
	Answer: Thucydides

Answer the following questions about the works of J. D. Salinger 
FTP each.
1.  Located in Agerstown, Pennsylvania, this is the prep school 
that Holden Caulfield quits.
	Answer: _Pensey_ Prep
2.  This volume contains two interrelated stories about siblings, 
one of whom has a nervous breakdown, the other tries to heal her by 
discouraging her effort to attain spiritual purification by means 
of constant repetition of
the Jesus Prayer.
	Answer: _Franny and Zooey_
3.  This 1948 short story concerns the despair and suicide of war 
veteran Seymour Glass.
	Answer: _A Perfect Day for Bananafish_

 Name the religious thinkers FTP each.
1. This author of 1793's Age of Reason was denounced as an atheist 
for his critique of Christian dogma.
	Answer: Thomas _Paine_
2. In 1802's The Genius of Christianity, this man described the 
religion as the source of human progress.
	Answer: Francois Rene de _Chateaubriand_
3. His Speeches on Religion to Its Cultured Despisers from 1801 
insisted that each individual shape his or her own religious 
beliefs.
	Answer: Friedrich _Schleiermacher_

Identify these scientific terms FTP each.
1.  This is the natural aging of a lake which results in an 
overproduction of algae and other organic materials.
	Answer: _eutrophication_
2.  This is the process by which materials can enter cells without 
passing through the cell membrane.
	Answer: _endocytosis
3.  These organic compounds are formed in the reaction between 
alcohols and acids.
	Answer: esters

 Name the following poems by Wallace Stevens from quotes FTP 
apiece:
1.  "The sea was not a mask. No more was she. / The song and water 
were not medleyed sound / Even if what she sang was what she heard, 
/ Since what she sang was uttered word by word"
	Answer: _The Idea of Order at Key West_
2. "I placed a jar in Tennessee, / And round it was, upon a hill. / 
It made the slovenly wilderness / Surround that hill."
	Answer: _Anecdote of the Jar_
3. "Call the roller of big cigars, / The muscular one, and bid him 
whip / In kitchen cups concupiscent curds."
	Answer: _The Emperor of Ice Cream_

Answer these questions about Frederick the Great FTP each.
1. By what name was Frederick's royal residence known?
	Answer: Sans Souci
2. Frederick seized Silesia in 1740 after the death of this 
Austrian emperor.
	Answer: _Charles VI_
3. This treaty ended the War of Austrian Succession and awarded 
Silesia to Frederick's Prussia.
	Answer: _Aix-la-Chapelle

Name the Persian emperors FTP each.
1. He was defeated by Alexander at Gaugamela.
	Answer: _Darius III_
2. He succeeded his father Cyrus the Great in 530 BC.
	Answer: _Cambyses_ (II)
3. He is mentioned in the Bible as allowing Ezra to go to 
Jerusalem.
	Answer: _Artaxerxes_ (I)_