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.

[Q]: In one novel by this author, the title character dances with Barbra Flick while choosing not to pursue the tanner Emil Rothfuss's wife. This author of Knulp wrote about Joseph Knecht's pursuit of the role of Magister Ludi in the title intellectual game, and described a journey undertaken with Govinda in search for the Buddha in another novel. This author of The Glass Bead Game wrote about the saxophonist Pablo bringing Hermine to the Magic Theatre, causing Harry Haller to stab her. For 10 points, name this German author of Siddhartha and Steppenwolf.
[A]: Literature

[Q]: This politician beat out George Dewey to be the Democratic presidential candidate with Adlai Stevenson I, and his opposition to heavy retaliation after the Lusitania affair caused him to resign from his post as Secretary of State under Wilson. This man argued for the prosecution against Clarence Darrow in the Scopes Monkey Trial and advocated [*] bimetallism in a speech proclaiming that "you shall not press down on the brow of labor this crown of thorns." For 10 points, name this Populist orator who said that "you shall not crucify mankind on a Cross of Gold" and who ran for president and lost in both 1896 and 1900.
[A]: History

[Q]: At one point in this story, Mr. Cutlets asks the narrator if he is familiar with the forger Monroe Edwards, who bore a resemblance to the title character. The narrator recalls the Colt-Adams murder case shortly after realizing that the title character has not left accepted his payment learns that it is not impaired vision that prevents him from carrying out his duties. The title character of this story works with two men who swap productivity during the day because of dyspepsia and alcoholism. Despite the attempts of the jailer at the Tombs, this storys titular former employee of the Dead Letter office and co-worker of Nippers, Turkey, and Ginger Nut is found dead. For 10 points, name this Herman Melville short story whose title character is a copyist who often responds with I would prefer not to.
[A]:
Literature