You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: RANKS & TITLES 
Clue: In 1950 Pius XII was Pontifex Maximus; exactly 2,000 years earlier, this man held a title of the same name

A: julius caesar
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Q: Category: EUROPEAN FICTION 
Clue: This 1915 story says, "His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin... waved helplessly before his eyes"

A: metamorphosis
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Q: Category: THE NOBEL PRIZE 
Clue: It's the only Nobel category in which the prize has not been awarded to a woman

A:
economics
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