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: During this dynasty, the minister Qin Gui committed an infamous act of treachery against the general Yue Fei, and the author of the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government, Sima Guang, opposed the New Laws of Wang Anshi. Zhao Kuangyin formed it, and gunpowder, the magnetic compass, and moveable type were invented during this era, before the death of emperor Qinzong led to the decline of its Northern period, but its southern incarnation survived until the Mongol conquest. For 10 points, name this dynasty is credited with unifying China after the Ten Kingdoms and Five Dynasties periods.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: The speaker of one work by this author observes the "little promontory" on which the titular creature stood. In one of his works, a boy is brought to tears by the "he-birds" calls for his lost mate, and repeatedly makes out the word "death" from the rustling of the ocean. The speaker of another of his poems declares that he sees the "clouds of the west" and the "flood tide below [him]" face to face, while the speaker of his most famous work states that "what [he] assumes, you shall assume" after proclaiming that he celebrates himself. For 10 points, name this American poet whose poems "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" and "Song of Myself" appear in Leaves of Grass.

SOLUTION: Literature

PROBLEM: This man incorporated a modernized fugue for string quartet and string orchestra in his Introduction and Allegro. Hans Richter was a champion of this man's early works like his First Symphony in A-flat major. He depicted his native country in the overture Cockaigne. This man wrote a choral work which contains the chorus "Praise to the Holiest" and is based on a poem of Cardinal (*) Newman. He also wrote a work containing a hidden theme that is never played and whose sections are dedicated to people like "EDU" and "Nimrod." The aforementioned choral work is The Dream of Gerontius. For 10 points, name this English composer of the Enigma Variations and a march ubiquitous at graduations, Pomp and Circumstance.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts