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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.
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The last thing he wrote before his suicide was a story entitled "Gleanings From" his most famous work, the longest of his "palm-of-the-hand" stories. David Henry Hwang wrote this man into a theatrical adaptation of this author's House of the Sleeping Beauties, written after his novel about the twin daughters of kimono salesmen, The Old Capital. Other novels by him deal with the six-month contest between Ottake and Shusai, and with the love of Shimmamura for a northern geisha. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of The Master of Go and Snow Country.
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Literature

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Most non-battle-related casualties from this war stemmed from an outbreak of yellow fever and Russell Alger's decision to supply troops with spoiled meat, leading to the "Embalmed Beef" scandal. One front of this war was commanded by William Shafter, who ordered the attack on El Caney, while a far-away front was commanded by George Dewey. Its best-known land battle saw cavalry led by Leonard Wood charge up Kettle Hill. FTP name this 1898 conflict which included the American victory at the Battle of Manila Bay and was triggered by the explosion of the USS Maine.
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History

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One character in this work declares the modern invention of the time-table to be more significant than the gospel, Homer, or the entire work of Immanuel Kant. This declaration occurs while several characters are waiting for the Amelia, a ship that originally brought one of the main characters to the island that is the setting of this play.One character in this play points out that naming a female character Sulla is inaccurate. Although several of the main characters are killed at the end of Act III by a mob led by Radius, Alquist is left alive and eventually discovers that the love between Primus and Helena will perpetuate the existence of the titular automatons. For 10 points, identify this play byKarel apek that introduced the word robot.
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Literature