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.

[Q]: One poem by this author claims that "there's nothing sentimental about the technique of writing," which can be mastered by "any young man with a mind bursting to get out." This author argued that "The United States without self- seeking has given more of material help to Europe and to the world than have all other nations of the world put together in the entire history of mankind" in the chapter "Jacataqua," from a book which contains short biographies of people like Eric the Red, Walter Raleigh, and Daniel Boone. Another book by him begins with the section "The Delineaments of the Giants," which mentions "blank faces of the houses and cylindrical trees" to reinforce that there are "no ideas but in things," and describes a place that  "lies in the valley under the Passaic Falls, its spent waters forming the outline of his back." For 10 points, name this author of In the American Grain and an epic about his New Jersey hometown, Paterson.
[A]: Literature


[Q]: One antagonist in this work leaves behind the head of Aeschere after killing him. Unferth argues that the success of this work's title character was due to luck. A villager steals a golden cup from a cave towards the end of this work. The title character  beheads the corpse of a figure who had been attacking Herot and decides to help King Hrothgar at its beginning. At the end of this work, Wiglaf helps the protagonist battle a dragon which ultimately kills the hero. For 10 points, name this epic poem about a hero who killed the monster Grendel.
[A]: Literature


[Q]: Two members of this group, William Hushka and Eric Carlson, were killed in a confrontation with the 12th Infantry and 3rd Calvary, while its second action the following year was more peaceful. Organized in support of the Putnam Bill, this group was led by Walter W. Waters, while retired general Smedley Butler was its most prominent supporter. Following the Senate's rejection of the Putnam Bill, Douglas MacArthur led a military campaign to clear this group from its campground in the Anacostia Flats. For 10 points, name this group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to demand early payment of after service compensation.
[A]:
History