Packet 11: Bonus 10
In an anecdote from his Discourses, Epictetus recounts responding to a threat of beheading by claiming that he would rather lose his head than give up one of these things. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these things whose association with ancient philosophy led Julian the Apostate to title a satirical essay for a “hater” of them. W. V. O. Quine named a riddle of non-being after one of these things belonging to Plato.
ANSWER: beards [accept Plato’s beard; accept pogon or Misopogon; prompt on facial hair]
[10h] Internet Stoics often cite this philosopher’s “On Cutting the Hair,” which claims that beards are the symbol of manhood and must not be trimmed. Epictetus studied under this Stoic who was exiled by both Nero and Vespasian.
ANSWER: Musonius Rufus [accept Gaius Musonius Rufus; prompt on Rufus]
[10e] In contrast to the Stoics’ stereotypically tidy beards, this school’s members often sported long and unkempt beards in accordance with its nonconformity and simple living. Diogenes of Sinope belonged to this school.
ANSWER: Cynicism [or Cynics]
<TM, Philosophy> | NAFTA-Packet-11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 17.69 | 100% | 69% | 8% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Umayyad Caliphate be like REPEAL NAPHTHA | Ana Pauker? I hardly know her! | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |