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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Braithwaite's Dictionary of Accepted Ideas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the difference in time for the trip to Rouen by train for Geoffrey than it was in Flaubert's time?
(a) The trip takes much longer because of all the stops.
(b) The trip takes about half the time.
(c) The trip takes about the same amount of time.
(d) Geoffrey wonders about the difference, but doesn't know the answer.

2. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?
(a) The days of the week.
(b) Curses.
(c) The name of its owner's lost love.
(d) Quotes from Shakespeare.

3. At Croisset, what was on the site of what was Flaubert's home?
(a) A cotton mill.
(b) A refinery.
(c) A shoe factory.
(d) A paper factory.

4. What did Flaubert think should accompany scientific advances?
(a) Moral advances.
(b) Literary advances.
(c) Economic advances.
(d) Increased study opportunities.

5. According to Geoffrey, how did Flaubert sometimes travel in London?
(a) On horseback
(b) In rented carriages.
(c) Via the London Underground.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are not used to describe Flaubert in Braithwaite's Dictionary?

2. Why didn't Flaubert include many trains in his work?

3. What does Geoffrey think might be a reason why Flaubert refers to himself as a white bear?

4. Aside from the fact that the house at Croisset was big enough for him to have a study, why else was it good for Flaubert?

5. Why did Flaubert say that he wrote "Madame Bovary"?

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