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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Forster, what is the final test of a novel?
(a) Our affection for it.
(b) Financial gains of the author.
(c) Time it is published.
(d) Critical acclaim.

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

3. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?
(a) Tradition.
(b) Plot.
(c) Value.
(d) Reason.

4. The purpose of food in fiction is mostly a ____________ one.
(a) Sustenance.
(b) Subtley.
(c) Substance.
(d) Social.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?

2. To be a true critic of literature, one must do what?

3. In The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, the character is _____________.

4. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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