In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
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Question: The oxidation of one of these compounds with a Jones reagent yields carboxylic acid, and they are the product of the reaction of a ketone with a Grignard reagent. Esters are formed via a reaction of carboxylic acid and this compound in a process named for Fischer. Consisting of a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, they are given the formula R-OH. For 10 points, name this class of compounds exemplified by methanol and ethanol, the latter of which is found in hand sanitizer and beer.

Answer: Science


Question: In his early career, this man repeatedly lost to the forces of Muhammad Shaybani. This man took advantage of the scheming of Alam Khan and Dualat Khan to defeat Ibrahim Lodi in battle. Shortly after that battle, this man defeated the Rajput army of Rana Sanga at the Battle of Khanua. This descendant of (*) Tamurlane made several unsuccessful attempts to capture Samarkand and was forced to capture Kabul instead. This man was succeeded by his son Humayan and defeated the Delhi sultanate at the first Battle of Panipat. For 10 points, name this founder of the Mughal Empire.

Answer: History


Question: This novel's title character realizes his unpopularity when no one attends his country dance, forsaking it for the dance held by his rival. Later on, he is further humiliated when his former mistress and he are set up as effigies on a donkey in a mummers' parade. That mistress, Lucetta Le Sueur, briefly marries the title character's rival and employs Elizabeth-Jane, the girl he had presumed to be his daughter. As it turns out, Elizabeth-Jane also marries that rival, Farfrae, and is not the daughter the title character had sold, along with his wife, for five guineas one drunken night. For 10 points - name this novel about the downfall of Michael Henchard, written by Thomas Hardy.

Answer:
Literature