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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1923.

2. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?
(a) Scheherade.
(b) Austen.
(c) Stein.
(d) Bronte.

3. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The character.
(b) The plot.
(c) The theme.
(d) The story.

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

5. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?
(a) The Glenwoods.
(b) The Glenallans.
(c) The Gallenhalls.
(d) The Gallentry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the silliest way Forster believes there is to classify novels?

2. Forster gives his series of lectures on the Aspects of the Novel at Trinity College at _______________.

3. What subject do the excerpts of H.G. Wells and Charles Dickens that Forster compares in the Introduction both describe?

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

5. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?

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