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Round 4: Tossup 17

In a play by this author, a woman granted immortality by Rudolf II becomes involved in a conflict about a nobleman’s inheritance. Characters in a play by this author are sent to a stamping mill due to a namesake “cramp.” This author of (15[1])The Makropulos Affair created a character who is given sterile flowers and burns a scientific (15[1])manuscript. (-5[1])That member of the (*) “League of Humanity” and Primus (10[2])are dubbed the new Adam and Eve by Alquist at the end of a play (10[1])by this author. The title artificial creatures revolt against humans in a play by this author. The term “robot” was coined by, for 10 points, what Czech (10[1])playwright of R.U.R? ■END■

ANSWER: Karel Čapek
<Literature - European, Daniel Merida> | VAULT II Packet 04
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sheehan BankaNorthview ANorthview B4215
Eli YoderJohns CreekChattahoochee A5715
Chistopher ZhongChattahoochee BMidtown58-5
Tristan NelmsInnovation AExhibition6710
Arjun NairInnovation BHoover6710
Arani PittuLambert ALambert B8210
Eleanor ShoreMidtownChattahoochee B10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%33%17%70.67
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓333%33%33%53.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%33%75.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓475%0%50%97.67
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%20%0%70.50
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓333%0%33%101.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓40%0%50%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓450%25%25%59.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓560%20%60%86.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%25%63.88