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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Forster compares the story as the _________ of the novel.
(a) Pet.
(b) Tapeworm.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Parent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book written by critic Percy Lubbock?

2. Forster considers a novel to be any fictitious prose over __________ words.

3. To be a true critic of literature, one must do what?

4. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?

5. Characters _______ daily life, not coincide with it.

(see the answer key)

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