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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.
(a) Valueless.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Poignant.
(d) Valuable.

3. What is the name of the popular text William George Clark wrote?
(a) Globe Theater and Shakespeare.
(b) Shakespearean Globe.
(c) Globe Shakespeare.
(d) Shakespeare Around the Globe.

4. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?
(a) Value.
(b) Character.
(c) Time.
(d) Plot.

5. In a work in which the author classifies novels by weather, how many different headings are there?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scott accomplish in the first sentence of The Antiquary?

2. Forster says that neither ________ nor anticipation is interested in Father Time.

3. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?

4. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?

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

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