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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.
(a) History.
(b) Writers.
(c) Artists.
(d) Novels.

5. Forster believes that happiness and misery exist in the ___________.
(a) Author's imagination.
(b) Secret life.
(c) Literature.
(d) After life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"

2. What is the name of the main character in Ulysses?

3. Works that deal with real people are called what?

4. How does Forster say he would answer the question, "What does a novel do?"

5. Which novel does Forster say has a sense of space?

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