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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Forster believes the truest way to look at a novel is by examining the author's what?
(a) Structure.
(b) Meaning.
(c) Notes.
(d) Past.

5. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?
(a) Theme.
(b) Story.
(c) Marketability.
(d) Passion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that William George Clark wrote about his time in Spain?

2. Who is the author of The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders?

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

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

5. What year does Charles Dickens publish Great Expectations?

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