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]: This element's only oxidation state is -1, and it is impossible to free from its compounds by chemical means. It is prepared commercially be the same method which Henri Moisson used to isolate it in 1886, and is also found in the mineral cryolite. Its only isotope is the stabe 19 version, and in its gaseous form takes on a pale yellow color. The most electronegative and reactive of the elements, FTP, what is this lightest of the halogens with atomic number 9 and symbol F
[A]: Science


[Q]: The retreating side tried concentrating its central forces in superior positions on hills around Pozzolengo and Guidizollo. One of the early advances was stifled by mulberry trees and grapevines, and a force under d'Hilliers advanced slightly past Castiglione before noticing the opposing army. Nine hours of fighting along a 15-mile front ensued, and after the battle the Peace of Villafranca was signed. Fought near an Italian village in 1859, FTP, name this victory for a French and Sardinian army which was witnessed by Jean-Henri Dunant, who was inspired by it to help found the Red Cross.
[A]: History


[Q]: One character in this novel has a fascination for a large wooden anchor that he nicknames Niobe; that character is Herbert Truczinsk, who has a tattoo of a hieroglyphic on his back that fascinates the protagonist. The protagonist of this work has conflicting accounts of his defense of a polish post office. Roswitha Raguna becomes the lover of the protagonist in the second part of this work, when he works at a circus. Sister Dorothea Kngetter is the focus of the third part of this work, when she is the love interest of the protagonist. The protagonist of this novel is a patient at a mental hospital whose scream can be used as a weapon; his name is Oskar Matzerath, and he refuses to grow. For 10 points, name this novel which precedes Dog Years and Cat and Mouse in the Danzig Trilogy, a work by Gunther Grass.
[A]:
Literature


