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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tries to abolish time in a novel according to Forster?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Sir Walter Scott.
(c) Marcel Proust.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

3. Forster considers what to be the enemy when studying literature?
(a) Time.
(b) Value.
(c) Place.
(d) Mood.

4. Considering literature on the basis of time periods is the act of the ________________.
(a) Expert.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Pseudo-scholar.
(d) Uneducated.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Storytelling is the ____________ aspect of the novel.

3. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.

4. What is the name of the young man in the first sentence of The Antiquary?

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

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