TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: This man reformed the fyrd militia system so that it fought in shifts, allowing for the creation of a standing army without disrupting agriculture. In addition to establishing the burhs system of forts, this man built a secret military base on the swamp island of Athelney. This mans advisors included Bishop Asser, who wrote an early biography of him. This author of the so-called doom book won control of all territory west of Watling Street when he won the Battle of Edington against Guthrum the Old. Apart from translating many religious works into English, he is best known for ending the Danegeld. For ten points, name this King of Wessex, the only English monarch with the epithet the Great.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: One work by this composer features text from speeches of a certain American president. A highly patriotic work by this man was later reworked into his final symphony, his third. This composer of Lincoln Portrait wrote the score for a ballet which included sections such as "Saturday Night Waltz" and the "Hoe Down." This composer was commissioned by Martha Graham to write a ballet set in Pennsylvania that includes variations on the Shaker hymn Simple Gifts. For 10 points, identify this composer of Rodeo and Appalachian Spring.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: The third, fourth, and fifth sections all share the dedication "Delivered before the fellowship of the dead. "  The first section, "musical interludes," is actually labeled Diapsalmata, the next section on the "Musical-Erotic" examines Don Giovanni, and the entire work is edited by Victor Eremita. The first part concludes with a section told from the viewpoint of Johannes, "The Seducer's Diary. "  The second part moves on to an examination of the ethical. FTP, name this work whose title refers to the choice between the human esthetic and ethical on one hand and the religious sphere of existence on the other, a work by Soren Kierkegaard.

SOLUTION:
Social Science