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: In one of this artists canvases, models for his most famous painting are shown dressing in front of that painting. For other, he replaced his own self-portrait with a pot of flowers in the background of a painting of his mistress, Madeliene Knoblock. This painter of Poseuses and Young Woman Powdering Herself was educated at the cole des Beaux-Arts, but helped to form the Society of Independent Artists after panels from his Bathing at Asnires were rejected by the Paris Salon. His most famous style was developed with the artist of The Port of Saint-Tropez, Paul Signac; he eventually used this style to depict Parisians, along with a monkey and two dogs, relaxing in a riverfront park. Name this Neo-Impressionist artist known for his use of pointillism in his masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. "

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: This dynasty sent Zhang Qian on exploring missions, and it was confronted by the Rebellion of the Seven States. The Records of A Grand Historian were written by Sima Qian during this dynasty, and after the Battle of Jushi, Emperor Wu forced the Xiongnu to become its tributaries. An interregnum by Wang Mang's Xin dynasty divides this dynasty into [*] "Eastern" and "Western" parts. It was founded by Liu Bang after the Qin dynasty and was followed by the Three Kingdoms period. Challenged by the palace eunuchs and the Daoist Yellow Turban Rebellion, for 10 points, name the Chinese dynasty after which the primary ethnic group of China is named.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: The pre-colonial history of this country included a kingdom of the Efik people at Calabar, where Mary Slessor went as a missionary. Samuel Ajayi Crowther was this nations first native bishop. Usman dan Fodio declared jihad in what would become this country, founding a sultanate at Sokoto. This country also contained the Oyo Kingdom. Olauduh Equiano was born here, and Nnamdi Azikiwe led an independence movement here. Odumegwu Ojukwu began a civil war in this country, whose colonial history was marked by palm oil trade. The Fulani and Hausa ethnic groups are prominent in this nations north, and its southeastern Igbo people created the secessionist Republic of Biafra. For 10 points, name this country, which was ruled as part of British West Africa from Lagos.

SOLUTION:
History