Question
The tradition of composing poetry at these events was revived by the Qing dynasty in 1756 after it was abolished by the Yuan and Ming dynasties. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these events that were criticized in one short story as causing the title "Kong Yiji" to become a beggar and a thief.
ANSWER: imperial examinations [or civil service examinations or kējǔ; prompt on exams or tests]
[10m] "Kong Yiji" is by this Chinese author, who also criticized imperial China in The True Story of Ah-Q.
ANSWER: Lu Xun [or Zhou Shuren]
[10e] Lu Xun satirizes traditional values by having Ah-Q fail to recite lines from a Chinese work in this genre. David Henry Hwang titled M. Butterfly after a work in this genre.
ANSWER: opera [accept Peking opera]
<Literature - World Literature - Misc Literature>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai E. Stevenson A | Uni of Illinois Laboratory | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Hinsdale Central A | Westwood | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Belmont | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Lambert A | Montgomery Blair A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Lexington | Detroit Catholic Central A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Lindbergh | Walter Payton A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Northmont | Eastchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northview | Audrain County AT | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Richard Montgomery | Johns Creek | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Strake Jesuit A | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson A | Strake Jesuit B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 11 | 20.00 | 73% | 73% | 55% |