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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William George Clark is best known for being what?
(a) Humorist.
(b) Minister.
(c) Shakespearean Scholar.
(d) Novelist.

2. What does Forster call characters like Miss Grizzle in The Antiquary?
(a) Pointless blobs.
(b) Annoying bits.
(c) Clever ploys.
(d) Ragged ends.

3. Who is the first hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"
(a) A bus driver.
(b) A zookeeper.
(c) A golfer.
(d) A writer.

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

5. Who is the author of Les Faux Monnayeurs?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Andre Gide.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Anthony Trollope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster says that history is dominated by a sense of what?

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

3. Characters _______ daily life, not coincide with it.

4. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?

5. Forster's third set of excerpts in the Introduction are from Virgina Woolf and _______________.

(see the answer key)

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