Question
Answer the following about the literary influence of Madame de Maintenon ("muh-DAHM duh MAN-tuh-non"), for 10 points each.
[10e] She hosted one of these regular informal meetings of authors, thinkers and artists popular in Enlightenment France, whose name comes from a French word for a living room.
ANSWER: salons [or intellectual salons]
[10h] For a school she founded in Saint-Cyr ("san-seer"), Madame de Maintenon commissioned this author to write Esther and Athalie ("ah-tah-lee"), which include some of this author's noted alexandrines.
ANSWER: Jean Racine ("zhon rah-SEEN") [or Jean-Baptiste Racine]
[10m] Madame de Maintenon's upbringing on Martinique ("mar-tin-EEK") is referenced during her appearance in Twenty Years After, a sequel to this novel. A spy in this novel had a fleur-de-lis ("flur duh lee") branded onto her shoulder.
ANSWER: The Three Musketeers [or Les Trois Mousquetaires] (The spy is Milady de Winter.)
<Literature - European Literature - Misc Literature>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai E. Stevenson A | Fremd | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Lambert A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Strake Jesuit B | Alabama Cyber Tech | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |