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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the silliest way Forster believes there is to classify novels?
(a) Author's names.
(b) Genre.
(c) Time period.
(d) Subject matter.

2. What is the only literary tool to have an effect on tyrants and savages?
(a) Editing.
(b) Suspense.
(c) Theme.
(d) Drama.

3. Storytelling is the ____________ aspect of the novel.
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Fundamental.
(c) Extraneous.
(d) Controversial.

4. The secret lives of people in novels are __________.
(a) Invisible.
(b) Visible.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Imperfect.

5. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?
(a) Miss Grizzle.
(b) Edie Ochiltree.
(c) Lovel.
(d) Jonathon Oldbuck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours of the day does Forster suppose should be devoted to love?

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

3. Fictional characters come into the world more like what than human beings?

4. Forster believes daily life is made up of time and ___________.

5. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.

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