Packet 1: Bonus 16
Students confront mannequins representing their past selves in a play in this language called Dead Class. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this language used to perform experimental plays like The Madman and the Nun and The Cuttlefish, written by a mononymous playwright. Edek takes over a house as the title dance begins in a play in this language called Tango.
ANSWER: Polish [or język polski] (Tango is by Sławomir Mrożek.)
[10e] The plays of the Polish author Witkacy (“vit-KAHT-see”) exemplify this style of theater according to a Martin Esslin essay. The plays of Eugène Ionesco belong to this movement, which emphasizes communication difficulties and the breakdown of meaning.
ANSWER: theater of the absurd [accept absurdism]
[10h] Dead Class was written by this author, who staged the absurdist plays of Witkacy with Cricot 2 Theatre. This Happenings artist wrote bleak examples of “theater of death” like his last play, Today is My Birthday.
ANSWER: Tadeusz Kantor
<Editors, European Literature> | U. Finals 1 (Editors 11)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
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| 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
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| Stanford A | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
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| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |