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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Forster use as an example of something all humans have that rarely gets mentioned in novels?
(a) Toes.
(b) Brains.
(c) Glands.
(d) Hearts.

2. Who is the author of The Brothers Karamazov?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Trollope.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Dostoevsky.

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

4. Which Meredith novel does Forster discuss at length?
(a) The Bishop's Tale.
(b) The Egoist.
(c) Barnaby's Crossing.
(d) Beauchamp's Career.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster quotes George Meredith as saying we must live by the ___________ or the block.

2. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?

3. Who does Forster say has novels with plots that "triumph too completely?"

4. What is the one short story that Forster discusses in his lectures?

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

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