View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?
(a) Jonathon Oldbuck.
(b) Edie Ochiltree.
(c) Lovel.
(d) Miss Grizzle.

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

3. What is the name of the young man in the first sentence of The Antiquary?
(a) Edie.
(b) Jonathon.
(c) Lovel.
(d) Laurence.

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

5. What is the name of the book written by critic Percy Lubbock?
(a) Critiques on Fiction.
(b) The Craft of Fiction.
(c) The Art and Craft of Novel Writing.
(d) Novel Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate the writing of Henry James and Samuel Richardson?

2. Novelists unintentionally make their characters overly sensitive to what?

3. What is the name of the popular text William George Clark wrote?

4. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.

5. Fictional characters come into the world more like what than human beings?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 184 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample