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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster compares the story as the _________ of the novel.
(a) Parent.
(b) Enemy.
(c) Tapeworm.
(d) Pet.

2. Forster's third set of excerpts in the Introduction are from Virgina Woolf and _______________.
(a) Henry James.
(b) Laurence Sterne.
(c) Samuel Richardson.
(d) Sir Walter Scott.

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

4. What does Forster believe a good novel is "sogged with"?
(a) Action.
(b) Plot.
(c) Story.
(d) Humanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the only literary tool to have an effect on tyrants and savages?

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