TASK 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.
PROBLEM: One description of the court of this leader is a History written in Greek by Priscus of Panium. A policy of appeasement was unsuccessfully used by Theodosius II to try and stop this ruler from invading his empire. This man fought a battle against forces under Theodoric I and Aetius on the Catalaunian Plains. This loser of the Battle of Chalons became sole ruler of his people after he arranged the murder of his brother Bleda. For 10 points, name this ruler who gained the title ""Scourge of God"" for his invasions into the Roman Empire while leader of the Huns.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: author created a character who loves the country girl "Bet Bouncer," while another of this man's characters has his marriage to Arabella Wilmot broken up by her father's financial prudence. This creator of Tony Lumpkin ended one of his plays with the female lead betrothed to Charles Marlow, while another novel by this man ends with the revelation that Olivia is really married to the libertine Squire Thornhill. This author created such characters as Dr. Charles Primrose, a clergyman who goes bankrupt, and Kate Hardcastle, who engages in the titular action of one work by posing as a barmaid. For 10 points, name this British author of She Stoops to Conquer and The Vicar of Wakefield.

SOLUTION: Literature

PROBLEM: This man satirized the Belgian Congo in one essay, King Leopolds Soliloquy, while in another, he described and enumerate Fenimore Coopers Literary Offenses. Fictional works by this man include a short story about a mysterious man who leaves 40,000 dollars in gold to the Richards family and another about the gambler Jim Smiley. His novels include one he co-wrote with Charles Dudley Warner, The Gilded Age, as well as the detective story Puddnhead Wilson. For 10 points, name this author of The Man that Corrupted Hadleyberg and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

SOLUTION:
Literature