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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster says novelists find death to be ____________.
(a) Controversial.
(b) Coincindental.
(c) Congenial.
(d) Confusing.

2. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.
(a) Perspicacity.
(b) Predictability.
(c) Peace.
(d) Perspective.

3. Forster surmises that the character Moll was born out the author's experience in _____________.
(a) War.
(b) College.
(c) Prison.
(d) Politics.

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

5. In the People section, Forster says that novelists are appealing to more than our _________ when it comes to the characters of a novel.
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Expectations.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the main character in Moby Dick?

3. A Meredithian plot resembles a series of what?

4. How many hours of the day does Forster suppose should be devoted to love?

5. Who is the one living prophetic novelist that Forster names at the time of his lecture series?

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