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 mythological figure died when a piece of a boat fell on him while he was sleeping. While on the island of Lemnos, this man fathered twin sons with Hypsipyle. Although not Cadmus, this man sowed a field with dragon's teeth as part of a series of tasks. Those tasks were given to him by King Aeetes, who ruled the island of Colchis. This man's uncle Pelias recognized him from his single sandal, and sent him on a mission where had gained the assistance of a sorceress. This man married Medea during a quest in which he searched for the golden fleece. For 10 points, name this hero, the leader of the Argonauts.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: The vocal part in the sixth movement is given with the instruction "without regard for the tempo," and that movement is labeled "Farewell. " Its first section contains the repeated line "Dark is life, is death," and features a tenor singing in his upper ranges. Movements of this piece include "Of Youth," "Of Beauty," and "The Lonely Soul in Autumn," while its first takes its name from the drunken poems of a certain poet. FTP, name this work that contains the movement "The Drinking Song of Earth's Miser," a song cycle by Gustav Mahler partly based on the poetry of Li Po.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: Calder v. Bull extended the results of this case to state legislatures, while a previous law discussed in this case gave the Supreme Court jurisdiction over petitions for writs of mandamus. The Chief Justice initially favored the plaintiff, who was from his political party, but ultimately rested his decision on the power of the (*) Supremacy Clause over an Act passed by Congress. It began when Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State refused to deliver appointments to John Adam's "Midnight Judges," and led to the Judiciary Act of 1789 being declared unconstitutional. For ten points, identify this landmark Supreme Court case decided by John Marshall, which established judicial review.

SOLUTION:
Social Science