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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the name of the last ship in Moby Dick that Forster thinks is aptly named?
(a) Delight.
(b) Wrath.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Mercy.

3. What is the thing a novelist should never aim for, but fails if this is not achieved?
(a) Genius.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Wisdom.

4. Who does Forster say demonstrates rhythm in the easy sense in his writing?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) H.G. Wells.
(d) Marcel Proust.

5. What does Forster say is absolutely essential to a plot?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Action.
(c) Characters.
(d) Timing.

6. What is the novel Ulysses adapted from?
(a) Odyssey.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Trojan War.
(d) Hercules.

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

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

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

10. Flecker's Magic combines the kingdoms of magic and _________.
(a) Common sense.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Transcendent reflection.
(d) Poetry.

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

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

13. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.
(a) Accent.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Sound.

14. What is the setting of The Ambassadors?
(a) Paris.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

15. Forster says an easy way to define any aspect of fiction is to consider what kind of ___________ it makes on the reader.
(a) Mystery.
(b) Demand.
(c) Force.
(d) Impression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Roman Pictures?

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

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

4. Forster says that Meredith was the greatest _____ that English fiction ever produced.

5. Which George Eliot novel does Forster refer to in his discussion of prophecy?

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