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Academic Team questions -- C
answers begin with C -- world lit, philosophy and religion
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11th Grade
11/06/2008

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John Calvin
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French theologian and reformer of the 16th century.
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Candide
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Satirical novel by Voltaire, featuring the character Pangloss
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casanova
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term for a flamboyant and irresponsible male lover
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Miguel de Cervantes
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Spanish writer of the 16th & 17th centuries who wrote "Don Quixote"
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Anton Chekhov
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Russian author famous for the plays "The Cherry Orchard" and "Three Sisters"
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Christian Science
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Religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy
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Christopher
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a "saint" of the church, whose name means "Christ-bearer"
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El Cid
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Hero of a Spanish epic of the 12th century
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Confucianism
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A system of ethics, founded on the teachings of well-known Chinese philosopher, Confucious
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Polish scholar who first produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun at the center
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Counter Reformation
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Reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation.
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Crime and Punishment
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Russian novel by Dostoevsky about a character who kills because he believes he is beyond good and evil.
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