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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster considers a novel to be any fictitious prose over __________ words.
(a) 60,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 50,000.

2. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.
(a) Pointless.
(b) Poignant.
(c) Valueless.
(d) Valuable.

3. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?
(a) Plot.
(b) Value.
(c) Reason.
(d) Tradition.

4. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?
(a) Jacque.
(b) Alain.
(c) Alaque.
(d) Jean Claude.

5. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?
(a) Lovel.
(b) Edie Ochiltree.
(c) Miss Grizzle.
(d) Jonathon Oldbuck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Forster, what is the final test of a novel?

3. Forster surmises that the character Moll was born out the author's experience in _____________.

4. Who is the author of The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders?

5. Fictional characters come into the world more like what than human beings?

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