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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?
(a) Story.
(b) Passion.
(c) Marketability.
(d) Theme.

2. Characters must not spread themselves out too far, but rather should ____________.
(a) Be consistent.
(b) Exercise mutual restraint.
(c) Think small.
(d) Eat, drink, and be merry.

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

4. What does Forster say is one of the lowest of human faculties?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Shame.
(c) Envy.
(d) Greed.

5. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The theme.
(b) The story.
(c) The character.
(d) The plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Moll sent after she is caught stealing?

2. The test of a round character is whether it is capable of _________ the reader.

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

4. The historian ______________, while the novelist creates.

5. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?

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