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: A toy nutcracker is said to be represented by the section titled Gnomus. French women quarrelling in the marketplace is the basis of its section The Market at Limoges. Promenades connect the various sections of this work, whose most famous orchestration was arranged by Ravel. Based on the creations of Victor Hartmann, it contains such sections as Baba Yaga and its last, The Great Gate of Kiev. For 10 points, name this 1874 suite for piano, written by Modest Mussorgsky, which meant to portray one examining various works of art.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: One work by this composer is considered one of the most technically demanding of its kind and has a notable second movement with quick glissandi, but ends in its fourth with an unusual use of the rare Locrian mode. This mans other compositions include an E-minor work dedicated to Rostropovich, and a suite that contains a movement entitled The Glorious Departure of Lolli and the Cortge of the Sun. Besides his Symphony-Concerto and Scythian Suite, he also composed a piece commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, as well as a ballet containing the movement Dance of the Knights, and a suite with a bell-filled Troika movement. He imitated Haydn in his Classical Symphony. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of The Love for Three Oranges and the Lieutenant Kije suite.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: opera's third act opens with a shepherd boy singing "Io de' sospiri. " One character in this opera retorts with the aria "Mi dicon venal" when asked what his price is. Another character in this opera sings about how brightly the stars used to shine after he trades his ring to his captor for the chance to write his lover one last letter. That character is killed by a (*) firing squad that he thinks will be shooting blanks after withstanding a session in a torture chamber and refusing to give up the political prisoner Cesare Angelotti. The title character of this opera sings about her good deeds and her dedication to her art in the aria "Vissi d'arte," before she kills the police chief Scarpia and jumps to her death after the execution of the painter Mario Cavardossi. For 10 points, name this Puccini opera about a singer.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts