Teacher: 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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In one work this author details the life of a tomb-maker who makes extra money by playing the organ at an insane asylum, while another of his novels sees Swartz give a refugee proper documentation only after he tells him his life story in the title Portuguese city. In addition to The Black Obelisk and The Night in Lisbon, he also wrote about Robert and Otto selling their auto workshop and visiting Patrice in a Swiss tuberculosis sanatorium in his novel The Three Comrades, while the turbulent life of the German surgeon Ravic is told in The Arch of Triumph. Another of his novels, The Road Back, is thought to be a sequel to his most famous book, in which the patriotic teacher Kantorek convinces Paul Bumer and his friends to join the Germany Army during World War I. For 10 points, name this German author who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front.
Solution: Literature
Reason: The text is talking about an author and their works, so it belongs to theliterature category.

Now, solve this instance: man argued against American annexation of the Philippines in his speech "The Paralyzing Influence of Imperialism. " A political cartoon depicted him as a snake swallowing a donkey. He founded a magazine which promoted Progressive viewpoints called The Commoner. His opposition to the U. S. 's handling of the Lusitania affair prompted his resignation as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. This man lost to William Howard Taft in the election of 1908, and had earlier won the nominations of the Populist and Democratic Parties in 1896 after a speech in favor of bimetallism. For 10 points, name this prosecutor in the Scopes Monkey Trial who gave the "Cross of Gold" speech.
Student:
History