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Round 10: Tossup 6

“Presented” members of this profession were once designated with the title jìnshì (“JEEN-shurr”). A class centered on this profession was the dominant participant of an “eight-legged” process carried (10[1])out in a cell. A campaign (10[1])by Qín Shǐ Huáng (“cheen shurr hwong”) to bury (10[1])members of this profession (-5[1])ended a historical (10[1])period named after a hundred groups of them. A member of this profession chronicled events in his home state in the Spring and Autumn Annals. Under the Suí (“sway”) dynasty, a class of officials of this profession were first administered (10[1])imperial exams to become civil servants. For 10 points, name this profession of Confucius and his followers. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: scholars [accept scholar-officials or literati or philosophers; accept civil servants until “bury” is read; after “bury” is read, prompt on civil servants until read; prompt on public servants or bureaucrats; prompt on officials until read]
<Editors, Other History> | Packet K
= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Terrence HanUCLA BUC Santa Barbara2610
Bolun ThompsonUCLA CClaremont B3210
Nikola WuUCLA DUCSD A3810
Joseph WangUCLA EUCLA F42-5
Ted LiClaremont CUCLA A4510
Scarlet RutterClaremont AUCSD B8410
Katherine MackUC IrvineUSC B1020
Rohan SoniUCLA FUCLA E10210

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain✓1100%100%102.00
Southern CaliforniaMain✓786%14%54.50
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓580%40%72.00
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓978%22%66.29
FloridaMain✓1100%100%102.00
Great LakesMain✓1267%33%61.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓978%44%90.71
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓1283%33%72.90
MidwestMain✓978%56%73.57
NorthMain✓1100%0%42.00
NortheastMain✓1292%25%59.45
PacificMain✓978%56%85.43
South CentralMain✓4100%25%84.50
SoutheastMain✓1392%23%64.42
Upstate NYMain✓5100%20%95.60
UK (North)UK✓580%40%102.00
UK (South)UK✓888%88%102.00