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]: In one novel by this author, the title character dances with Barbra Flick while choosing not to pursue the tanner Emil Rothfuss's wife. This author of Knulp wrote about Joseph Knecht's pursuit of the role of Magister Ludi in the title intellectual game, and described a journey undertaken with Govinda in search for the Buddha in another novel. This author of The Glass Bead Game wrote about the saxophonist Pablo bringing Hermine to the Magic Theatre, causing Harry Haller to stab her. For 10 points, name this German author of Siddhartha and Steppenwolf.
[A]: Literature


[Q]: In one story, a goddess was persuaded by a fox to sleep with this figure, and she subsequently fathered eight gods who could cure eight different body parts. This deity was sometimes known as the "Lord of semen," and in one story his semen caused seven different types of plants to sprout from the earth. This figure asked a sun god to make footprints in the ground so that he could fill them with water, giving life to a barren island called Dilmun. This figure saved humanity by warning Atrahasis of a coming flood and, in another story, the misfortunes of humans were a result of a contest between this figure and Ninhursag. This figure causes a confusion of tongues in a speech to Enmerkar, and he was sometimes represented as half-goat and half-fish. Commonly called the "Lord of Abzu," this figure ruled from the city of Eridu and in one story was seduced by the goddess Inanna. For 10 points, identify this Sumerian deity of knowledge, fertility, and water, who was later identified with the Babylonian Ea.
[A]: Social Science


[Q]: The Bar Confederation fought for the independence of this nation. The thirteenth of the Fourteen Points called for this country's establishment and its access to the sea. The Piasts were one line of kings from this nation, which was home to a parliament called the Sejm (""SAME""). This thrice-partitioned nation was the birthplace of Pope (*) John Paul II. For 10 points, name this country whose first post-communist president was Lech Walesa, who started the Solidarity union in this nation's Gdansk shipyards.
[A]:
History