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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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In one work, this thinker consults with a monk to better understand the concept of proximate power. This thinker divided hypotheses into three categories depending on what absurdities would be implied by accepting the hypothesis as true or false. This man participated in the Formulary Controversy with a series of letters in which he attacked Antonio Escobar's use of casuistry and lambasted the moral lapses of the Jesuits. After a carriage accident and a subsequent religious vision, he published his Memorial, which led to him taking up the cause of the Jansenists. He is the namesake of an idea that suggests that the belief in God represents the possibility of infinite gain while only imposing a finite loss. For 10 points, name this author of the Provincial Letters and Pensees, a French philosopher who is the namesake of a "wager" and a mathematical triangle.
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Social Science


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One of this man's works contains a "doppio movimento" movement where a solo clarinet introduces five variations on a traditional melody. Other compositions by this man include Grohg and Hear Ye! Hear Ye! as well as a work which begins with the song "The Open Prairie". He created a compositions which features sections titled "Corral Nocturne" and "Buckaroo Holiday", as well as a square dance where the Roper and Cowgirl kiss, the "Hoe-down". Many of his ballets were choreographed by Agnes de Mille. For 10 points, name this American composer who created Billy the Kid, Rodeo and Appalachian Spring.
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Fine Arts


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This author wrote about a man who moves across the street to observe his wife for twenty years in the story "Wakefield." In another of his stories, Elizabeth fails to persuade Reverend Hooper to remove the title garment. In a novel by this author, Holgrave falls in love with Phoebe Pyncheon after she moves into the title building. In a novel by this author of "The Minister's Black Veil," Roger (*) Chillingworth discovers Dimmesdale's affair with his wife Hester Prynne. For 10 points, name this American author of The Scarlet Letter.
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Literature