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: One commander killed in this engagement invented a beech-loading rifle that had earlier been used in the Battle of Brandywine. The Patriot commanders in this battle utilized shifting positions along the base of the central topological entity in this battle, while the leading Loyalist officer's decision to put on a plaid shirt to cover his officer's colors resulted in his demise, as Patriot snipers trained their sights onto the shirt. Colonels John Sevier and William Campbell led part of the Patriot attack at this engagement, and were opposed by Major Patrick Ferguson's force of roughly 1,100 Loyalists. For 10 points, name this Patriot victory in the American Revolution in North Carolina, which followed Horatio Gates' defeat at Camden.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: The enzyme LCAT catalyzes the formation of an ester from this compound. Intermediates in the synthesis of this compound include squalene [SKWAY-leen] and mevalonate [muh-VAL-uh-nate], the latter of which is produced by HMG-CoA reductase. Vitamin D is formed from the 7-dehydro form of this compound, which reduces membrane fluidity. This compound, which is transported to the liver by high-density lipoprotein, is linked to heart disease. For 10 points, name this compound whose amount in the blood is lowered by statins such as Crestor and Lipitor.

SOLUTION: Science

PROBLEM: The "Colliget", or "Book of Generalities", was this man's most notable work on medicine. This man argued that the active and passive intellects were separate from the individual soul and advocated the concept of "double truth". Boetius of Dacia applied this man's ideas to argue that the Resurrection the Dead was impossible, and along with Siger of Brabant founded a medieval Christian heresy named for this man. This man's most notable work begins by defending ways to prove the eternity of the world, a feat deemed impossible by his Asharite opponents. For ten points, name this rival of Al-Ghazali and author of "Incoherence of the Incoherence", a rationalist philosopher of Muslim Spain.

SOLUTION:
Social Science