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: This man was the subject of a 1949 Henry Cowell opera designed as a satire against Dwight Eisenhower. He died in exile after a conservative coup led by his successor, Ramn Freire. When his father became viceroy of Peru, he was sent to London, where he met Francisco de Miranda and joined the independentist Lautaro Lodge. He began his public life as a deputy to the Cabildo from La Laja. His cavalry charge at the battle of Chacabuco allowed him to enter Santiago in triumph along with Jose de San Martin in March 1818. FTP, name this descendant of Irish officers in Spanish service, the first ruler of an independent Chile.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: An offshoot of this faith known as the Azali was considered the true belief system by E. G. Browne, a 19th and 20th century authority on many of its writings. Two martyrs for this religion were eulogized as the "Twin Shining Lights" in a text written to the son of Aga Najafi, also called the "wolf" by this religion's founder. The dogmas of this religion can be summarized as unity of God, unity of humanity, and unity of religion, and several other key tenets are found in its holy book, the Kitab-i-Aqdas. Shoghi Effendi served as "Guardian" of this faith during the 20th century, and it was founded by a man whose name translates to Glory of God and who took on the mantle and adopted many of the teachings of the Bab. For 10 points, name this Persian religion founded by Baha'ullah.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: In The Skin of Our Teeth, Henry Antrobus once shared his name with this person. Jose Saramago's final novel is titled for this figure. A character who represents this figure is told Timshel at the end of the novel in which he appears. That character sells beans during World War I and causes his mother Cathy Ames to commit suicide. Grendel and his mother are said to be descendants of this figure. Caleb Trask is the stand-in for this character, contrasting him with his brother Aron, in John Steinbeck's East of Eden. For 10 points, name this Biblical character who gets a namesake "mark" for killing his brother Abel.

SOLUTION:
History