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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?
(a) Theme.
(b) Passion.
(c) Marketability.
(d) Story.

2. Which poet does Forster say has made eating somewhat sensuous in his poems?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Milton.
(c) Browning.
(d) Meredith.

3. Forster says characters are full of the spirit of what?
(a) Love.
(b) Mutiny.
(c) Malice.
(d) Amusement.

4. A plot requires a reader's intelligence and __________.
(a) Emotion.
(b) Sensibility.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Memory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Jane Austen character that Forster uses to illustrate "life like" aspects of characters?

2. Forster considers a novel to be any fictitious prose over __________ words.

3. Forster says that permanency is one of the illusions attached to what?

4. Which character from the novel Evan Harrington is a good example of a memorable flat character?

5. Characters must not spread themselves out too far, but rather should ____________.

(see the answer key)

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