Saint Augustine of Hippo - 2025 VAULT II

Packet 2: Bonus 8

In his Confessions, this man said he was “seduced and seducing, deceived and deceiving” while following one group. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this 5th-century Christian theologian and bishop of Hippo.

ANSWER: Saint Augustine of Hippo [or Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis]

[10m] As detailed in his Confessions, Saint Augustine practiced this religion before his conversion to Christianity. This dualistic religion is based upon a cosmic battle between the worlds of light and darkness.

ANSWER: Manichaeism [or Manichaeanism or Monijiao or Mingjiao; prompt on gnosticism]

[10h] A group of Manichaean followers referred to by this word were devout ascetic monks. Those who are predestined to salvation in Calvinism are referred to as “unconditionally” this term.

ANSWER: elect [accept unconditional election or unconditionally elect]

<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 02

Heard	PPB	E %	M %	H %
45	14.22	80%	42%	20%

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Conversion

Team	Opponent	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Total	Parts
Abbey Park	Glebe	10	0	0	10	E
An even worse idea	Ostia Orcas	10	10	0	20	EM
Bath	Birmingham B	10	10	10	30	EMH
Bella Vista	Burlington Trojans	10	10	0	20	EM
Belmont A	Lexington B	10	0	0	10	E
Belmont B	Lexington A	10	10	0	20	EM
Big Brown Ballers	Heauton Timorumenos	0	0	0	0
Booz Allen Interns	Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu	10	10	0	20	EM
Cambridge	Birmingham A	10	0	0	10	E
Cary Academy	Grimsley	0	0	10	10	H
Chapel Hill A	East Chapel Hill	10	0	0	10	E
Chapel Hill B	Tantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae	0	0	0	0
Chattahoochee A	Chattahoochee B	10	10	0	20	EM
Cheese Sandwich	Martingrove	10	0	0	10	E
Chimera	Sheffield B	0	0	0	0
Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family	With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience	10	0	0	10	E
Edinburgh	Manchester B	10	0	0	10	E
Georgia A	Georgia C	10	0	0	10	E
Georgia B	Washington	0	10	0	10	M
Hoover	Northview B	10	10	10	30	EMH
Innovation A	Lambert B	10	0	0	10	E
Innovation B	Lambert A	10	0	0	10	E
Johns Creek	Exhibition	10	0	10	20	EH
Kentucky	Texas A	0	0	0	0
Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance	Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo	10	10	0	20	EM
Manchester A	Sheffield A	10	10	10	30	EMH
Mansfield A	Mansfield B	0	0	10	10	H
Michael Touse-Squid	Armand duplantis fan club	10	10	0	20	EM
Midnight Bus to Vista	Prat Pack	10	10	0	20	EM
Midtown	Northview A	0	0	0	0
Minnetonka A	Minnetonka C	10	10	0	20	EM
Minnetonka B	Burnsville	10	0	0	10	E
Mountain Dew is Better	Virginia Tech	10	10	10	30	EMH
New York	California	10	0	0	10	E
North Carolina	Texas B	0	0	0	0
PC Chris Master Race	I have no buzzer and I must neg	10	10	10	30	EMH
Providence	Eden Prairie	10	0	0	10	E
Renert	Northern	10	0	0	10	E
Southampton	Warperial	10	10	0	20	EM
Southperial	Oxford	10	0	0	10	E
The Young Jits	Ted Offensive	10	10	0	20	EM
They fuck you up your buzz and neg	Not Just Biking	10	10	10	30	EMH
They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days	Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?	10	10	0	20	EM
Waltham A	Waltham B	10	0	0	10	E
whatever	Always Set the Kurve	10	0	0	10	E

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	PPB	E %	M %	H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech	2026-01-24	✓	6	15.00	83%	33%	33%
Triangle Cup	2026-03-13	✓	3	6.67	33%	0%	33%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS	2026-03-13	✓	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
VAULT II at McGill	2026-03-13	✓	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
VAULT II at UCSB	2026-03-13	✓	5	12.00	80%	40%	0%
VAULT II Northern UK	2026-04-24	✓	3	13.33	67%	33%	33%
VAULT II Southern UK	2026-04-24	✓	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
VAULT II at Harvard	2026-04-30	✓	4	12.50	75%	25%	25%
VAULT II at MINT	2026-06-19	✓	5	6.00	40%	20%	0%
VAULT II Stanford Online	2026-07-17	✓	8	23.75	100%	100%	38%