TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Category: MEDIEVAL DRAMA 
Clue: The name of this title character of a morality play has become a synonym for the average, ordinary person

SOLUTION: everyman

PROBLEM: Category: LITERARY OBJECTS 
Clue: In literature from the 1200s to today, it has been depicted as a type of dish, a talismanic stone & a woman

SOLUTION: the holy grail

PROBLEM: Category: WORLD AUTHORS 
Clue: Chapters in an 1831 work by this author include "Maitre Jacques Coppenole" & "A Tear for a Drop of Water"

SOLUTION:
victor hugo