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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Question: The central character, a resident of the San Bernadino Arms, falls in with such characters as Harry, a purveyor of homemade silver polish, and Miguel, a Mexican breeder of fighting cocks. There's also Abe Kusich, a dwarf horse player, and Earle Stroop, an unsuccessful cowboy actor. This novel famously ends with a riot at the Persian Palace during which Homer Simpson likely dies and the protagonist Tod Hackett, barely escapes. FTP, name this short novel by Nathaniel West.

Answer: Literature

Question: During his lame-duck period, he appointed Nathan Goff, Jr., as Secretary of the Navy to replace Richard Wigginton Thompson, and other members of his cabinet included Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz and Attorney General Carl Devens. Pozo Colorado is the capital of a department named after him in Paraguay, where he is a national hero, having arbitrated in their favor while president after the War of the Triple Alliance. Congress overrode his veto of the (*) Bland-Allison Act, and he promised not to run for a second term after a supposed bipartisan committee rewarded him 20 disputed electoral votes. FTP, name this 19th president who won a controversial election in 1876 against Democrat Samuel Tilden.

Answer: History

Question: This artist depicted a mythological figure with black wings and a stake in his right hand and holding a piece of paper in his right hand while raising his left hand to his face, in his paintings Cupid as a Link Boy and Venus Chiding Cupid. In one of his portraits, Augustus Keppel takes the pose of Apollo Belvedere. He painted Colonel Acland and Lord Sydney wearing contrasting colors of green and yellow while preparing to (*) fire their bows in a forested area. In a more famous painting, this artist depicted an English actress sitting on a throne playing the role of Melpomene, while the figures of Pity and Terror stand behind her. For 10 points, name this English artist of Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, the first president of the Royal Academy.

Answer:
Fine Arts