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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character in the George Eliot novel that Forster uses to illustrate prophecy?
(a) Hetty.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Hester.
(d) Cecilia.

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

3. Who is the author of Moby Dick?
(a) Bronte.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Melville.
(d) Joyce.

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

5. Who is the author of The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders?
(a) Anothony Trollope.
(b) Daniel Defoe.
(c) George Meredith.
(d) Charles Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Brothers Karamazov?

3. What does Forster say is one of the lowest of human faculties?

4. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.

5. What is the name of the main character in Les Fax Monnayeurs?

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