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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scott accomplish in the first sentence of The Antiquary?
(a) Determine the plot.
(b) Boring the reader.
(c) Setting the scene.
(d) Introducing the characters.

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

3. Forster discusses the death of the character Mrs.Proudie in a novel by whom?
(a) Austen.
(b) Trollope.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Tolstoy.

4. Birth and death are the what of the five facts of human life?
(a) Strongest.
(b) Surest.
(c) Strangest.
(d) Silliest.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?

3. In The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, the character is _____________.

4. William George Clark is best known for being what?

5. The purpose of food in fiction is mostly a ____________ one.

(see the answer key)

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