Packet 4: Bonus 1
Meredith McKinney translated a work by this author whose stylistic impermanence is often described with the term Mono no aware (“ah-wah-reh”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author who described “Deeply Irritating” and “Elegant” things in a zuihitsu work.
ANSWER: Sei Shōnagon [or Sei Shōnagon or Seijo or Lady Sei; or Kiyohara no Nagiko]
[10e] Shonagon’s Pillow Book is often described as using the Mono no aware motif popularized by this Heian period work about a title prince by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.
ANSWER: The Tale of Genji [accept Genji Monogatari]
[10m] In Ken Liu’s Hugo award winning story, “Mono no aware,” Hiroto dies while imagining doing this activity in outer space. Yasunari Kawabata wrote a novel in which Otaké plays this game for six months.
ANSWER: Go [or The Master of Go]
<Literature - World, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 04
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 15.90 | 85% | 62% | 13% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basileus II: Electric Boogaloo | Heauton Timorumenos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Big Brown Ballers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Midnight Bus to Vista | With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Prat Pack | Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Taman's Nepo Babies | Always Set the Kurve | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 83% | 17% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 50% | 75% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 10.00 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 75% | 38% |