Question
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who wrote that "this little island [would] astonish Europe," was later invited to contribute to this island's law code. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Mediterranean island. In 1755, Pasquale Paoli founded an early Enlightenment republic on this island.
ANSWER: Corsica [or Corse]
[10h] Paoli was popularized internationally by this author's An Account of Corsica. The Whig historian Thomas Macaulay claimed this man, who chronicled the author of Rasselas, lived "without delicacy, without shame."
ANSWER: James Boswell
[10e] Leo Damrosch wrote that Corsica did end up astonishing Europe, but only because it produced this future French emperor who invaded Russia in 1812.
ANSWER: Napoleon Bonaparte [or Napoleon Bonaparte; or Napoleone di Buonaparte; or Napoleon I]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |