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.

[EX Q]: Bloodstone, agate, and onyx are chalcedonic varieties of this mineral. Other color variations arise from substituting atoms for silicon; iron for citrine and amethysts, titanium for the rose variety. When cemented it makes sandstone and when fused, silica glass. For ten points, identify this mineral composed of crystalline silicon dioxide.
[EX A]: Science

[EX Q]: One character created by this author buys a green hat and green suit and refers to black people as 'hubshi.' The prologue from that collection features a Lebanese furniture-maker who has Hans threaten a tramp aboard a cruise ship. "One out of Many" is from a collection whose title story begins with a Zulu boy rejecting the advances of Bobby, who later drives with Linda through the title location. For 10 points, identify this sexist Trinidadian author of In a Free State and A House for Mr. Biswas.
[EX A]: Literature

[EX Q]: He exiles Maricha to a distant island using his bow Kodanda, but that monster returns as a golden deer. Later, he forces his wife to walk through a fire in order to prove her purity, though he never actually doubted her. As a gesture of respect, his brother leaves this figures sandals upon the throne after his banishment, which is due to the scheming of Kaikeyi. His brother Lakshmana accompanies him in exile, and another one of his allies is a son of the wind god Vayu. Despite the efforts of Jatayu, his wife is abducted by Ravana, but after allying himself with Hanuman and several other figures, he manages to rescue her. FTP, name this king of Ayodhya, husband of Sita, and seventh avatar of Vishnu, the namesake of an Indian epic.
[EX A]:
Social Science