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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?
(a) Jacque.
(b) Alaque.
(c) Jean Claude.
(d) Alain.

3. Fictional characters come into the world more like what than human beings?
(a) Particles.
(b) Animals.
(c) Parcels.
(d) Antics.

4. Who does Forster use as an example when he discusses the difference between real people and fictional people?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Prince Albert.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Princess Diana.

5. Birth and death are the what of the five facts of human life?
(a) Silliest.
(b) Strangest.
(c) Surest.
(d) Strongest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Forster discusses the death of the character Mrs.Proudie in a novel by whom?

3. What does Forster say is absolutely essential to a plot?

4. What does Forster use as an example of something all humans have that rarely gets mentioned in novels?

5. Which author does Forster say his own priggishness prevents him from enjoying?

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