Part 1. 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.
Part 2. Example
In one work this author details the life of a tomb-maker who makes extra money by playing the organ at an insane asylum, while another of his novels sees Swartz give a refugee proper documentation only after he tells him his life story in the title Portuguese city. In addition to The Black Obelisk and The Night in Lisbon, he also wrote about Robert and Otto selling their auto workshop and visiting Patrice in a Swiss tuberculosis sanatorium in his novel The Three Comrades, while the turbulent life of the German surgeon Ravic is told in The Arch of Triumph. Another of his novels, The Road Back, is thought to be a sequel to his most famous book, in which the patriotic teacher Kantorek convinces Paul Bumer and his friends to join the Germany Army during World War I. For 10 points, name this German author who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front.
Answer: Literature
Explanation: The text is talking about an author and their works, so it belongs to theliterature category.
Part 3. Exercise
The title character of one of this man's novels was raised in the house of his godfather Mayakin and often goes drinking with his childhood friend, a satirical journalist named Ezhoff. That title character is confined to an insane asylum after he gives a long speech revealing the misdeeds of the rich businessmen in attendance. Another of his novels sees the hunchbacked Nikita attempt to become a monk, at which he eventually fails, leading him to hang out with the revolutionary Tikhon Vialov. In that novel by this man, Ilya appears in the town of Dromov and builds a linen factory, which is eventually taken over by his son Pyotr. This author of Foma Gordeyev wrote a play, which ends with the Actor hanging himself after losing the support of the optimistic Luka. That play is set in a flophouse owned by Vasilissa, who has an affair with Pepel, and her husband Kostilyoff. For 10 points, identify this proponent of socialist realism, the Russian author of The Artamanov Business and The Lower Depths.
Answer:
Literature