Ruth Benedict - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

A pamphlet co-authored by this thinker includes cartoons with captions such as "people are gentle or warlike depending on their training." In one introduction, this colleague of Gene Weltfish (20[2])stated (20[2])that (20[1])"the (20[1])goal is (20[1])a world (20[1]0[1])made (0[1])safe (20[2])for differences." This thinker included "Coyote (20[1])and Badger" (20[1])in a compilation (0[1])of Zuni folktales. (20[4])This thinker introduced (20[1])a dichotomy to which "fear" (20[1])has since (20[1])been added. (20[2])This thinker defined (*) culture as "personality writ (10[1])large" (10[1])in (10[2])an influential textbook. This student of Franz Boas (0[2])performed (10[1]0[1])"anthropology (0[2])from (0[1])a distance" (0[1])upon Japan, (10[2])contrasting (0[1])its shame (10[1])culture (10[1]0[1])to Western guilt cultures. For 10 points, name this anthropologist who wrote The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. (10[1])■END■ (10[6]0[4])

ANSWER: Ruth Benedict [or Ruth Fulton Benedict]

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Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Winston Churchill B	54	20
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Jason Yao	Montgomery Blair B	Lambert A	63	20
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Belmont	70	10
Brodie Henry	West Point	Lee's Summit	71	10
Nick Murray	Detroit Catholic Central A	Uni School of Nashville B	72	10
Arjun Desikan	Seven Lakes	North Quincy	72	10
Kaitlyn Leonard	Barrington	Centennial A	80	0
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Anthony Xu	Thomas Jefferson B	Carmel B	82	0
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Jasper Xu	Westwood	Lincoln-Way East A	109	10
Crystal He	Thomas Jefferson E	Wayzata	109	0
Jack Williams	White Pigeon	Northmont	109	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	88%	50%	0%	64.65