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
One set of edicts enacted by this dynasty was designed to protect stray dogs and was titled the
""Compassion for Living Things"" laws. The Dutch-born American interpreter Henry Heusken was
assassinated while working under Townshend Harris in the American Consulate to this dynasty. Supporters
of this dynasty lost at the Battle of Hakodate after starting the Ezo Republic during the Boshin War. This
empire followed the Warring States period and was founded following its namesake's victory at the Battle
of Sekigahara. For 10 points, name this powerful shogunate that ruled Japan in the years preceding the
Meiji Restoration, also named for the city in which it was based.
Answer:
History