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TOSSUPS -- VANDERBILT 1 CENTER OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE OPEN 1998
1. He had sex with a maid of honor in a forest, and from her orgasmic cry received the nickname “Swisser Swatter!” He was also an accomplished chemist, from whom Robert Boyle borrowed a medical recipe. An accomplished poet, he penned a famous response to Marlowe’s poem, entitled “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.” FTP, name this Englishman who imported tobacco to England and founded a colony in Virginia. Answer: Sir Walter _Raleigh_
2. It is resolved by the big bang theory, which puts forth that the Universe is non-uniform, dynamic, and (probably) finite. First postulated in 1826, it reasons that the further you looked out into space, the more stars there would be, and thus in any direction in which you looked your line-of-sight would eventually impinge upon a star. FTP, name the paradox that says if the Universe is infinite, uniform, and unchanging then the entire sky at night would be bright -- about as bright as the Sun.

Answer: _Olbers’_ Paradox


3. This nickname is the only one that is shared by two AAA minor league baseball teams. This oddity occurred because of a change in affiliation of a major league club. The new affiliate was granted permission to use the name because the parent club owns the right to it. However, the former affiliate, now in the Milwaukee organization, was allowed to use the nickname for one more season. FTP, give this nickname shared by Memphis of the Pacific Coast League, the new affiliate of St. Louis, and by Louisville of the International League. Answer: Redbirds
4. One example would be a company that develops a new type of machinery that allows production to increase greatly. As they continued to install more and more of these machines, the amount by which production increases begins to decrease. FTP what is this principle of economics defined more exactly as the fact that as one input is increased, while holding all other inputs constant, eventually smaller and smaller additions to output will result. Answer: diminishing marginal returns
5. The son of two musicians, this man entered music school in Bologna when he was 14. He wrote his first opera, "The Bill of Marriage," when he was only 18. It was performed in Venice, followed by two more operas, "Tancred" and "The Italian Girl in Algiers." After his retirement, he maintained a home in Paris and a villa in Passy, where he entertained such notables as Richard Wagner. FTP, name this composer, known for such works as "Cinderella," "William Tell," and "The Barber of Seville."

Answer: Gioacchino Rossini


6. In the pure solid state and in aqueous solution near pH 7, amino acids exist almost completely as these. Their name comes from the German word for "double," and they are created when, in an amino acid, the proton of the carboxyl group is donated to the amino group. FTP, name these internal salts. Answer: zwitterion
7. His secondary accomplishments include the first translation of Felix Salten’s Bambi into English, and a successful career as editor of Time magazine. Often parodied for his corpulence and horrible dental hygiene, his youthful association with leftist groups led to his fame. FTP, name the man whose testimony about the Pumpkin Papers resulted in the conviction of Alger Hiss.

Answer: (Jay David) Whittaker _Chambers_


8. His slaying of Odin was the first of the casualties at Ragnarok, but the god’s death was avenged by Vidar, Odin’s son, who survived his onslaught because of shoes made of magical leather. Earlier, he had eaten Tyr’s hand when the gods trapped him in a magic chain. FTP, name this great wolf of Norse myth. Answer: Fenris-Wolf or Fenrir
9. Born in Madrid, he was taken to live with his mother in Boston in 1872 when he was nine. Attending Harvard College, this man earned his doctorate in philosophy under William James. While at Oxford during WWI, he wrote "Egotism in German Philosophy," which demonstrated his allegiance to the Allied cause. His autobiography, "Persons and Places," was published in 3 volumes from 1944 to 1953. FTP, name this philosopher, whose best known works are "The Sense of Beauty" and "The Life of Reason."

Answer: George Santayana


10. Between 1916, when his first one-act plays were presented by the Provincetown Players, and 1943 this man wrote more than 35 plays. After a stint in a tuberculosis sanatorium, he began writing influenced by the works of Ibsen and August Strindberg. "In the Zone" and "The Long Voyage Home" were early successes. FTP, name this playwright responsible for such works as "Strange Interlude," "Beyond the Horizon," and "The Iceman Cometh." Answer: Eugene O'Neill
11. A brigadier general in the British Army during the War of 1812, he was killed in the Battle of the Thames. Born on Mad River, near present-day Springfield, Ohio, this man witnessed the suffering inflicted on his people by the whites from an early age. He and his brother, Tenskwatawa, persuaded Native Americans to avoid liquor, to cultivate their land, and to return to traditional Indian ways of life. FTP, name this man, now famous for his supposed curse on the American presidency.

Answer: Tecumseh



12. A cook with a propensity to pepper, several live flamingos, a pig-baby, a fishlike footman, a Gryphon, a rude Duchess, a Mock Turtle, a sleepy Dormouse, a March Hare, a Cheshire Cat, and a White Rabbit are, FTP, characters in what 1865 fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll? Answer: _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ (accept: _Alice in Wonderland_)
13. Its composer called it an opera for children, but it was in fact the first opera ever commissioned for television performance. It deals with a crippled, impoverished boy who receives the three wise men on the way to meet the Christ Child and whose generosity is rewarded by his illness being cured. FTP, name this opera, inspired by a Hieronymus Bosch painting Adoration of the Magi, by Gian Carlo Menotti. Answer: _Amahl and the Night Visitors_
14. Her parents were vaudeville entertainers, and she followed in their footsteps touring in her youth with a family singing act. Her voice and stage presence were noticed by Louis Mayer, who signed her to a film contract with MGM in 1935. The next year she made her film debut in "Every Sunday." Other films include "Love Finds Andy Hardy," "Babes in Arms," and “Meet Me in St. Louis.” FTP, name this actress and singer, whose real name is Frances Gumm, and who is best known to the world as Dorothy Gale from Kansas. Answer: Judy Garland
15. This scientist won the gold medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1907 for his experiments with the vibrations of water to determine its surface tensions. In 1911, he went to England to study with J.J. Thomson and Ernest Rutherford. His interpretation of the meaning of quantum physics has become a basic tenet of science. FTP, name this scientist, the first to apply the quantum theory to atomic structure. Answer: Niels Bohr [don’t need 1st name, but don’t accept Aagh Bohr]
16. Facts on his life are hard to come by; he was born in Verona, and Ovid says he died young. Some of his poems allude to a homosexual affair with a youth named Juventius, while others recall his unhappy affair with a notorious married woman named Clodia, whom he calls Lesbia. Most of his poems are in occasional-verse meters or in elegiac diptych, but he was the first to use either form for lyric expressions of passion. FTP name this Roman poet, whose works include the ode that ends, “Frater, ave atque vale.” Answer: Gauis Valerius Catullus
17. This woman was of peasant birth and became the wife of a Swedish dragoon before being captured by the Russians when they took Marienburg. Eventually, she became the mistress of the Russian Emperor and, later, became his wife. The emperor then shocked all of Russia by making her his empress. FTP, name this woman, the wife of Peter the Great, who succeeded him when he died. Answer: Catherine I [do not accept Catherine the Great]
18. Born in 419, she was the daughter of Severus and Gerontia, wealthy townspeople. After listening to a sermon by St. Germain on the Pelagian heresy, she devoted herself to Christ. She ate only twice a week, and it is said that her prayers turned Attila away from the Ile-de-France and towards Orleans. FTP, name the woman commonly considered to be the patroness of Paris.

Answer: St. _Genevieve_


19.Also called the Sewall Wright effect, it’s expected to be of significance only in small populations, where alleles may easily go to fixation or extinction by chance alone. It might occur if, in a population of beetles, a disproportionately large number of those killed by a wandering elephant happened to be heterozygous for a recessive eye color. FTP name the statistically significant change in gene frequencies resulting from causes operating randomly to the alleles’ fitness rather than from natural selection.

Answer: _genetic _drift_


20. Its name means "rich lake" as it is abundant in plant and animal life, with over 2600 species observed. Fed by 336 rivers including the Selenga and the Turka, this lake can be navigated from May to October by wooden rafts. The oldest freshwater lake in the world; it is also the only freshwater lake containing hydrothermal vents. FTP, name this Siberian lake, which contains about one fifth of the world's supply of fresh water. Answer: Baikal Lake (or Lake Baikal)
21. The director of the Sorbonne from 1895 to 1911, he collaborated with Théodore Simon in developing scales for the measurement of intelligence and educational achievement of children. FTP name this psychologist, s one of two namesakes of a famous intelligence test. Answer: Alfred Binet
22. It stains with the dye crystal-violet in Gram positive bacteria and bonds to lipoproteins. Without this polymer, bacteria swell and burst, a coincidence that has led to many antibiotics that destroy it. FTP, name this carbohydrate polymer which cross-links into a giant macromolecule that forms the cell walls of bacteria.

Answer: peptidoglycan


23. It is served by a nineteen-mile long road that rises most of its 14,110 feet. From its summit, one can see the Continental Divide, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, Denver, and Colorado Springs. FTP, name this Western mountain named for the American explorer who unsuccessfully attempted to climb it. Answer: _Pike’s Peak_
BONI -- VANDERBILT 1 CENTER OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE OPEN 1998
1. Identify the following figures in the government of Louis XIII for the stated number of points.

5 – This cleric was Louis’ chief advisor. Answer: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal _Richelieu_ [accept du Plessis]

5 – Though his name is not related to its current definition as an ingot or bar of precious metal, this bureaucrat was Louis’ finance minister. Answer: Minister Claude _Bullion_

10 – The major opposition leader, this older man was executed after “Day of Dupes” in which it seemed that Richelieu would be fired, only for the cardinal to bounce back to power. Answer: Michel de _Marillac_

10 – This man, the royal falconer, replaced Concini (whom Louis assassinated) as chief advisor in the very early years of the king’s reign. Answer: Charles d’Albert, Duke of _Luynes_
2. Given characters from a play, give the play on a 30-20-10 basis.

(30) Anne, Mrs. Linde

(20) Dr. Rank, Nils Krogstad

(10) Torvald and Nora Helmer Answer: A Doll's House


3. 30,20,10 name the painting from a description.

30 – Most of the pictorial elements of the painting, including a moon and a vase, are on the right side of the picture.

20 – The only picture element to protrude on the left side of the canvas is the tail of the central lion.

10 – The lion appears to be nudging the long-haired central figure in this 1897 Henri Rousseau work.

Answer: The _Sleeping Gypsy_
4. For the stated number of points name these figures involved in the discovery of nuclear fission:

5 - He shared the 1944 Nobel for chemistry with Fritz Strassmann for discovering the phenomenon after borbarding uranium with neutrons and finding barium in the products of the reaction. Answer: Otto _Hahn_

10 - Hahn and Strassmann being chemists, they were reluctant to speculate that the neutrons were able to split the uranium nuclei in two. They left the interpretation to this Viennese physicist, who’d often collaborated with Hahn from 1907 until forced into exile in Sweden in 1938. Answer: Lise _Meitner_

15 - Meitner recognized the importance of Hahn and Strassmann’s findings with the help of this man, her nephew, who happened to be visiting her when she got Hahn’s correspondence. He and Meitner coauthored the letter to Nature that coined the term “nuclear fission.” Answer: Otto _Frisch_


5. Given some of its battles, name the war, on a 15-5 basis.

(15) Battle of Lundy's Lane

(5) Battle of the Thames, Battle of New Orleans Answer: War of _1812_

(15) Chalcidice, Amphipolis

(5) Mantinea, Aegospotami Answer: _Peloponnesian_ War
6. Given the function and source of an enzyme, name it. Ten points apiece.

This enzyme curdles milk and has its source in the stomach. Answer: rennin

This enzyme transfers electrons in cell respiration and has its source in cell mitochondria. Answer: cytochrome

This enzyme splits compounds in food for inclusion in ribonucleic acid chains and has its source in the pancreas.

Answer: ribonuclease
7. Name the following characters from Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe FTP each.

This is the fair princess whom Ivanhoe seeks to marry. Answer: Rowena

The guardian of Rowena and father of Wilfred of Ivanhoe, he is the central figure of the Saxon contingent.

Answer: _Cedric_ the Saxon (or Cedric of Rotherwood)

The central French character, this Knight Templar works with henchman Front-de-Boeuf in an attempt to win the love of the beautiful Jewess Rebecca. Answer: Sir _Brian_ de Bois-Guilbert; accept Bois-Guilbert
8. Name these Mexican leaders for the stated number of points:

(5) The major force behind the liberal movement called La Reforma, he was provisional President during the War of Reform. He won three terms as President before his ouster by Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada. Answer: Benito _Juarez_

(10) He succeeded Lerdo de Tejada in 1876 and ruled from 1876 till 1911. His jailing of electoral opponent Francisco Madero in 1910 triggered the Mexican Revolution. Answer: Porfirio _Diaz_

(15) Commissioned by the Spanish government to quell the 1820 rebellion led by Vicente Guerrero, he joined forces with the rebel and assumed the head of the new government. Answer: Augustín de _Iturbide_


9. The movie The Wedding Singer took us back to the 80's and its music. Given a song from the soundtrack, give the artist. [Editor’s note: “Adam Sandler” is right out.]

For 5 points, "White Wedding" Answer: Billy Idol

For 10 points, "Everyday I Write the Book" Answer: Elvis Costello

For 15 points, "You Spin Me (Like a Record)" Answer: Dead or Alive


10. Answer the following related questions from Greek mythology, 5-10-15.

(5) Derived from the Greek word for “breastless,” they were warrior-women from Scythia. Answer: Amazons

(10) Married to the son of Theseus, she was the Amazon queen whom Hercules killed while attempting to take her girdle.

Answer: Hippolyta

(15) This queen led the Amazons into battle on the Trojan side during the Trojan War. Answer: Penthesilea
11. Answer the following questions about the anatomy of nerves FTP each.

This neuron fiber carries impulses away from the cell body. Answer: axon

The endings of an axon, they form synapses and release neurotransmitters. Answer: terminals

The junction between an axon and the cell body, this is the site where the action potential is generated.

Answer: hillock
12. Given the highest mountain in a mountain range, name the range for the stated number of points.

(5) Aconcagua Answer: _Andes_ Mountains

(5) Mont Blanc Answer: Alps

(10) Mount Narodnaya Answer: _Ural_ Mountains

(10) Mount Logan. Caution! In this case, a specific chain is wanted.

Answer: _St. Elias_ Mountains


13. 30-20-10. Given works, name the author.

(30) House of Flowers; A Tree of Night

(20) Other Voices, Other Rooms; Then It All Came Down

(10) In Cold Blood Answer: Truman Capote


14. For the stated number of points each, name these historical figures from the Spanish-American War.

(5) He was the leader of the United States' Asian squadron whose four new battleships obliterated the antiquated Spanish navy at Manila Bay. Answer: Commodore George Dewey

(10) This Cuban poet and patriot was among the first killed. His name was later used for the U.S. government’s radio station whose propaganda broadcasts were routinely jammed by Castro. Answer: Jose Marti

(15) Nicknamed "the Butcher," this Spanish general rounded up Cubans who were thought to be disloyal to Spain and put them in concentration areas near the cities. Answer: Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau


15. Given a quote from a Percy Shelley poem, name the work. Ten points per correct answer.

“O, Wind/If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” Answer: Ode to the West Wind

“Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” Answer: Ozymandias

“He gave man speech, and speech created thought/Which is the measure of the universe.”

Answer: Prometheus Unbound
16. The Chicago Bulls have won 6 NBA titles in the 90's, but who finished second all of those years? For 5 points apiece and a bonus 5 points for all correct, name the 5 NBA teams, in no particular order, who have lost in the NBA Finals to the Bulls.

Answers: Los Angeles Lakers (1991)

Portland Trailblazers (1992)

Phoenix Suns (1993)

Seattle Supersonics (1996)

Utah Jazz (1997-1998)


17. Given a brief description of an early psychologist, name him. Fifteen points per correct answer.

Generally recognized as the founder of scientific psychology, this German created the first psychology journal.

Answer: Wilhelm Max _Wundt_

The founder of experimental psychology, this German slightly preceded Wundt and wrote Elements of Psychophysics.

Answer: Gustav Theodor _Fechner_
18. Yeah, yeah. Name the church meetings from clues FTP each.

The tenth ecumenical council, this 1139 meeting saw Innocent II end a brief schism and declare as heretics Peter of Bruys and Arnold of Brescia. Answer: _Second Lateran_ Council

The fourth ecumenical council, this 451 meeting under Pope Leo the Great and the Emperor Marcian defined the two natures (divine and human) in Christ against Eutyches, who was excommunicated. Answer: Chalcedon

This 16th century council lasted for eighteen years, during which it issued the changes that were the heart of the Counter-Reformation. Answer: Council of _Trent_


19. Given the title of a painting featuring one or more of our founding fathers, name the artist, 10 points each.

“The Declaration of Independence" Answer: John Trumbull

"Paul Revere" Answer: John Singleton Copley

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" Answer: Emanuel Leutze


20. For ten points apiece, given a definition of a geologic term, give the term.

The form and structure of the Earth's surface features, viewed as a product of erosion, weathering, and glaciation.

Answer: morphology

The study of the folding and faulting of the Earth's strata. Answer: tectonics

Change in form or shape, usually of a geologic stratum, usually as a result of stress. Answer: deformation
21.FTPE name the composers of these works on Indian themes:

Satyagraha Answer: Philip _Glass_

Savitri Answer: Gustav _Holst_

Nanga Parvat Answer: Alan _Hovaness_


22. For five points per answer, name the six capitals of the states of Australia.

Answers: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart



TOSSUPS -- South Carolina CENTER OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE OPEN 1998
1. He is fired by his boss, Samuel Pecksniff, and then disinherited by his wealthy grandfather. He and his servant travel to America where they are swindled by land spectators and return to England, where the title character reconciles himself with his grandfather. This is the plot of, FTP, what Charles Dickens novel.

Answer: Martin Chuzzlewit


2. In the background is the lecture hall. A clerk watches and takes notes, while a woman shields her face. In the center of the painting, the main figure can be seen standing while four men complete the carry out the operation. FTP, identify this Thomas Eakins' work which is on display at the Jefferson Medical College.

Answer: The Gross Clinic


3. His critics attacked him because he did little formal research. In Discipline and Punish, he argues whether imprisonment is a more humane punishment than torture. He is best known for a work in three parts-- Volume 1: An Introduction, The Use of Pleasure, and The Care of the Self. FTP, identify this French philosopher who died of AIDS in 1984 and is most famous for his History of Sexuality. Answer: Michel Foucault
4. He signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues in 1950. At the end of 1953, he signed a contract to go to the major leagues, joining the team with which his name is synonymous and for whom he won MVP honors in 1958 and 1959 . Late in his career he moved to first base, but he spent the bulk of his career at shortstop. FTP identify this baseball legend affectionately known as Mr. Cub. Answer: Ernie Banks
5. He had separate areas in his house designed so that his maids would never see him. Educated at Cambridge, he determined the density of Earth very close to what has been established by modern science. FTP, name this physicist who discovered the composition of water. Answer: Henry Cavendish
6. One Spanish conquistador reported that he had visited this legendary ruler in a city called Omagua. Other legends tell that he was a king near Bogota who would coat his body with gold dust. FTP, identify this legendary king, whose name was often used for his legendary gold-rich capital. Answer: Eldorado
7. They were originally organized to opposed the New York government over their territory, for a time declaring an independent republic. During the American Revolution, they helped win the Battle of Bennington and seized Crown Point. FTP, identify this group of Vermont soldiers who also seized Fort Ticonderoga.

Answer: Green Mountain Boys


8. The term was introduced by Armand Trousseau. It comes in two main varieties: motor and sensory. The motor version involves a loss of memory of the coordinated movements necessary to form symbols. The sensory type the loss of the meaning of the symbols occurs. FTP, identify this neurological disorder where sufferers cannot express thought by means of speech. Answer: aphasia
9. Juan Manuel de Ayala explored the island and gave it the Spanish name for the Isle of the Pelicans. In 1969 a group of Native Americans occupied the in an effort to gain recognition of their claim. Unlike previous inhabitants they were forced off. FTP, name this island formerly a home to federal prison.

Answer: Alcatraz


10. Born in 1892, he started as a violinist for the Los Angeles Symphony. He joined Paul Whiteman as a pianist and for him he orchestrated Rhapsody in Blue. Some of his other compositions include Symphony in Steel, Metropolis, and Wheels. FTP, name this composer most famous for Mississippi Suite and Grand Canyon Suite.

Answer: Ferde Grofe


11. This group of poets sought to model their poetry on Classical and Renaissance forms. They also worked at establishing French as the major literary language of the day. Joachim du Bellay was their leading spokesperson and Pierre Ronsard was the leader of this group. FTP, name this group of 16th century French poets who took their name from the 7 nymphs who were Atlas' daughters. Answer: La Pleide
12. They were also named Brissotins after one of their leaders, Jacques Pierre Brissot. Originally identified with the Jacobins, the split over the possibility of war with Austria. On October 31, 1793, Brissot and 30 of his followers were guillotined, effectively dissolving the faction. FTP, identify these moderate Republicans in the French Revolution. Answer: Gironde or Girondists
13. The period was chosen because of the intense solar activity. During it, the Van Allen belts were discovered, and one of the results was the Antarctic Treaty which, in 1959, dedicated the continent to scientific investigation. FTP, identify this international project which lasted from July 1957 to December 1958.

Answer: International Geophysical Year (I.G.Y.)


14. He made his directorial debut in 1974 with "Two Whores, or, A Love Story Which Ends in Marriage". He has also created "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" and "Pepi, Luci, Bom". FTP, name this Spanish director who helped launch the career of Antonio Banderas in his "Tie Me Up!, Tie Me Down!".

Answer: Pedro Almodovar


15. Eastern legend holds he was a converted pagan warrior named Reprobus who died of torture rather than deny his faith. The most famous version of this saint holds that he was a giant who carried the infant Jesus across a river. With each step, the child became heavier, representing the weight of the world. But about 30 years ago the Vatican dropped him from the canon, expressing doubts about his existence. FTP, identify this now-decommissioned but still popular patron saint of travelers. Answer: Saint Christopher
16. The place where the assassination was to take place was located on the road between London and Newmarket. However, King Charles II and his brother, the future James II did not pass through that day and thus the plot was foiled. FTP, identify this Whig conspiracy which resulted in the deaths of Lord Russell and Algernon Sidney. Answer: Rye House plot
17. He developed a lamp which was more efficient than the carbon-arc lamps, and now bears his name. His most famous work has come in the field of thermodynamics where he used the first two laws of thermodynamics to deduce the third law. FTP, name this winner of the 1920 physics Nobel Prize.

Answer: Walther Nernst


18. Her first book of poetry was To Bedlam and Part Way Back which detailed her mental breakdown after the birth of her second child. She won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for her collection Live or Die. Her final works include The Death Notebooks and the posthumously published The Awful Rowing Toward God. FTP, identify this confessional poet who committed suicide in 1974. Answer: Anne Sexton
19. Many economists dispute whether this curve can exist saying that, in order to keep unemployment controlled, it will be necessary to have continuously increasing inflation. FTP, name this curve, a central concept in inflationary theory, which relates the level of unemployment to the rate of inflation.

Answer: Phillips curve


20. A few are good, but most of the 256 different kinds are bad. You can tell a good one from a bad one

by performing a test with a Venn diagram. Invented by Aristotle, they consist of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each of which must be a categorical proposition. FTP, name this type of argument.

Answer: syllogism
21. The first authorized use of this service occurred in 1911 between Garden City and Mineola, New York. Agreements at the International Postal Convention in 1920 and at another conference held in 1927, decided on a uniform cost was established so countries could carry mail from other countries. FTP, identify this method of transporting mail which uses vehicles made by, in part, Boeing. Answer: airmail
22. Born in Nebraska in 1887, he played with teams from Chicago, St. Louis and most famously, Philadelphia. He had 373 wins in his career and an impressive 2.56 ERA. FTP, identify this pitcher, who was named after a president and later portrayed on film by a future one -- Ronald Reagan.

Answer: Grover Cleveland Alexander


23. The North Carolina group protested the inequalities in the government and was defeated at the Battle of Alamance where their leader was killed. The South Carolina group took exception to the local governments' ignoring of Indian attacks, so they stopped paying taxes and took up vigilante justice. FTP, name these two movements. Answer: Regulator Movement


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