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The dash in the phrase “Then– the officer” implies that a woman with this title was violated by the Russian officer Count F-. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this noble title belonging to a widow in a novella by Heinrich von Kleist. A French libertine with the male version of this noble title wrote sexually explicit novels like Justine and The 120 Days of Sodom.
ANSWER: marquise [or marquis; or marquess; accept the Marquis de Sade; accept The Marquise of O– or Die Marquise von O....]
[10m] In this novel, the Marquise de Merteuil (“mair-TUH-ee”) becomes jealous after challenging her former lover, the Vicomte (“vee-KONT”) de Valmont, to write a letter detailing his conquest of the chaste Madame de Tourvel.
ANSWER: Dangerous Liaisons [or Les Liaisons dangereuses] (by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)
[10h] This novel’s character of Mirzoza was based on Madame du Pompadour, who had the title of Marquise. In this Denis Diderot (“duh-NEE deed-ROH”) novel, a genie gives a sultan a ring that grants vaginas the power of speech.
ANSWER: The Indiscreet Jewels [or The Indiscreet Toys; or The Talking Jewels; or Les Bijoux indiscrets]

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Brown AClaremont A100010
Chicago ARutgers A10101030
Chicago CMichigan A1010020
Columbia AMcGill A100010
Columbia BYale B100010
Cornell BMinnesota B10101030
Duke AGeorgia Tech A100010
Florida APurdue A1001020
Georgia Tech BStanford A100010
Iowa State AImperial A1010020
MIT AFlorida B1010020
Maryland AHouston A100010
Minnesota APenn A100010
North Carolina AJohns Hopkins A100010
Ohio State ARutgers B1010020
Penn State AIllinois A100010
South Carolina AToronto A1010020
UC Berkeley ACornell A1010020
Vanderbilt AHarvard A1010020
WUSTL AIndiana A1010020
Yale AWUSTL B1010020