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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The novel Thais is in the pattern of what?
(a) Circle.
(b) Chain.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Hourglass.

2. Who does Forster say has novels with plots that "triumph too completely?"
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Andre Gide.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

3. To explore fantasy, who does Forster call upon?
(a) Appollo.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

4. Who is the one living prophetic novelist that Forster names at the time of his lecture series?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Henry James.

5. Forster calls Zuleika Dobson the most ___________ achievement of fantasy in his time.
(a) Awesome.
(b) Crowning.
(c) Notorious.
(d) Consistent.

6. Who is the author of Zuleika Dobson?
(a) Max Beerbohm.
(b) Percy Lubbock.
(c) Thomas Hardy.
(d) George Meredith.

7. Forster wonders how ____ will combine with the "furniture of common sense" when it comes to prophecy.
(a) Song.
(b) Dance.
(c) Plot.
(d) Characters.

8. Forster quotes George Meredith as saying we must live by the ___________ or the block.
(a) Pen.
(b) Future.
(c) Promise.
(d) Sword.

9. The novel Joseph Andrews is an adaptation of what novel?
(a) Pamela.
(b) Audrey.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Rebecca.

10. What is the setting of Thais?
(a) London.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) Alexandria.

11. What does Forster call the small gods that he says haunt us today?
(a) Pixies.
(b) Imps.
(c) Sprites.
(d) Fairies.

12. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?
(a) Beauchamp's Career.
(b) The Bishop's Tale.
(c) The Egoist.
(d) Barnaby's Crossing.

13. Which author does Forster say his own priggishness prevents him from enjoying?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) George Meredith.
(c) Conan Doyle.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

14. Flecker's Magic by Norman Matson is about a _________.
(a) Witch.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Sorcerer.
(d) Fairy.

15. Forster says that Meredith was the greatest _____ that English fiction ever produced.
(a) Writer.
(b) Plotter.
(c) Failure.
(d) Contriver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author does Forster refer to as a preacher, not a prophet?

2. What is the thing a novelist should never aim for, but fails if this is not achieved?

3. What does Forster say is the enduring effect of The Ambassadors?

4. The plot of a novel asks what question?

5. Forster says he will borrow from what in describing pattern?

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