Packet 4: Bonus 18
Taha Hussein rose to fame by arguing against the authenticity of most literature from this period, during which “brigand-poets” called ṣaʿālīk were most active. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name or describe this era, which produced seven masterpieces collected as the Hanging Odes.
ANSWER: Al-Jāhiliyyah [or the Age of Ignorance; accept descriptions of the time before Islam or before Muhammad; accept On Pre-Islamic Poetry]
[10h] This poet’s entry in the Hanging Odes addresses the deserted house of his lover before he fearlessly charges through javelins in battle. A celebrated romance follows this half-Ethiopian’s rise from slavery and love for ‘Ablah.
ANSWER: Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi [or ʿAntar; prompt on ibn Shaddad]
[10e] The earliest of the Hanging Odes is a poem by Imru’ al-Qais (“ahl-KYE-is”) that commands “Let us stop” and do this action. Psalm 137 begins “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down” and did this action.
ANSWER: weeping [or crying; or shedding tears; accept word forms like wept or cried; accept “Let us stop and weep”]
<HA, World Literature> | NAFTA-Packet-4
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 14.33 | 83% | 53% | 7% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It's something unpredictable/that in the end is right/please refrain from e-mailing my wife | Copán Seethe | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 5.00 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |