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: The Stratton-Chu model of this phenomenon attempts to improve on earlier scalar models such as the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld theory. The equivalence of complementary arrangements in producing this phenomenon is described by Babinets principle. A simple scalar theory of this phenomenon makes use of an integral named for Kirchhoff and Fresnel, and a simple pictorial model of this phenomenon is given by Huygens principle of wave propagation. FTP name this behavior observed in electrons by Davisson and Germer, the bending of waves as they pass obstacles.

SOLUTION: Science

PROBLEM: One of his books analyzed such documents as a picture of a woman lying on the floor with bent legs in front of a bemused man in a three-piece suit, which this author argued communicated a message even though the text was too blurry to read. In addition to writing Gender Advertisements, he described the procedures for boarding a bus or navigating a crowded elevator in his (*) Interaction Ritual. His major work draws on a theory first developed by George Herbert Mead, symbolic interactionism, to explain the "dramaturgical approach" to ordinary behavior. For 10 points, name this Canadian sociologist who wrote The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: This politician gained prominence for defending Nils von Schoultz and other Hunter Patriots who participated in the Battle of the Windmill. This man's first government collapsed when a telegram sent to Hugh Allan that mentioned bribery was stolen from John Abbot's office. This politician formed the Great Coalition with George Carter's Parti Bleu and George's Brown's Clear Grits faction, and his National Policy favored high tariffs. This politician purchased Rupert's Land, which became part of the newly formed Northwest Territories, and his administration passed the Manitoba Act in the aftermath of Louis Riel's Red River Rebellion. This man led his country's delegation at the Charlottetown Conference, and his resignation during the Pacific Scandal led to the government of Alexander Mackenzie. For 10 points, name this first Prime Minister of Canada.

SOLUTION:
History