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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William George Clark is best known for being what?
(a) Novelist.
(b) Shakespearean Scholar.
(c) Minister.
(d) Humorist.

2. How many years separate the writing of Henry James and Samuel Richardson?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 75.
(d) 160.

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

4. What is the name of the young man in the first sentence of The Antiquary?
(a) Lovel.
(b) Laurence.
(c) Jonathon.
(d) Edie.

5. Forster's third set of excerpts in the Introduction are from Virgina Woolf and _______________.
(a) Laurence Sterne.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Sir Walter Scott.
(d) Samuel Richardson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What novel does Forster refer to as his eternal summer?

3. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.

4. Forster discusses the death of the character Mrs.Proudie in a novel by whom?

5. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?

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