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: PLAYS 
Clue: Written in 1953 & set in the late 17th C., this play takes place about 16 miles northeast of where we are right now

A: the crucible
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Q: Category: INVENTORS & INVENTION 
Clue: In April 2008, a man successfully completed a jump using a parachute designed by this man 523 years before

A: leonardo da vinci
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Q: Category: 19th CENTURY LITERATURE 
Clue: "The Pastor and His Parishioner" is Chapter 17 of this classic novel

A:
the scarlet letter
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