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.

[Q]: The highest point in this nation is Phou Bia, just south of the Plain of Jars on the Plateau de Xiangkhoang. Its eastern border is formed by the Annamese Cordillera, which run until meeting the Boloven Plateau in the south. These highlands are the source of many rivers, including the Ou, Kadong, Wa, Kong, and Banghiang, and flow past cities such as Muang Huang, Saravan, Phongsali, and Pakxe into the Mekong, which forms the western boundary with Myanmar and Thailand. FTP, name this landlocked southeast Asian nation with a capital of Vientiane.
[A]: Social Science


[Q]: In one of this author's short stories, the title character is killed after taking a boy hostage, after which his body is dumped in an unused mine and stinks up the village. In addition to The Catch, this author has recently completed the trilogy The Flaming Green Tree, a work he claims will be his last. Other works by him include a four-volume collection that contains a story about the boy Eeyore, Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness, and a novel about children who are taken to a remote village after a plague breaks out. The birth of Bird's child with a brain hernia parallels this man's own experiences with his retarded son and is central to his A Personal Matter. FTP, identify this author of Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids, who also wrote about the brothers Mitsu and Takashi in The Silent Cry.
[A]: Literature


[Q]: One character in this work declares the modern invention of the time-table to be more significant than the gospel, Homer, or the entire work of Immanuel Kant. This declaration occurs while several characters are waiting for the Amelia, a ship that originally brought one of the main characters to the island that is the setting of this play.One character in this play points out that naming a female character Sulla is inaccurate. Although several of the main characters are killed at the end of Act III by a mob led by Radius, Alquist is left alive and eventually discovers that the love between Primus and Helena will perpetuate the existence of the titular automatons. For 10 points, identify this play byKarel apek that introduced the word robot.
[A]:
Literature