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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster believes the truest way to look at a novel is by examining the author's what?
(a) Notes.
(b) Structure.
(c) Past.
(d) Meaning.

2. Who is the second hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"
(a) A bus driver.
(b) A writer.
(c) A golfer.
(d) A zookeeper.

3. The story appeals to what is ___________ in people.
(a) Primative.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Modern.

4. Forster believes daily life is made up of time and ___________.
(a) Value.
(b) Labor.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Love.

5. All writers, regardless of time period or subject matter, write because of what?
(a) Greed.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.

2. What is the name of the book that William George Clark wrote about his time in Spain?

3. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?

4. Forster considers what to be the enemy when studying literature?

5. Considering literature on the basis of time periods is the act of the ________________.

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