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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Forster, what is the final test of a novel?
(a) Critical acclaim.
(b) Time it is published.
(c) Financial gains of the author.
(d) Our affection for it.

2. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.
(a) Enlightening.
(b) Paraphrasing.
(c) Transcribing.
(d) Translating.

3. Novelists unintentionally make their characters overly sensitive to what?
(a) Love.
(b) Food.
(c) Death.
(d) Birth.

4. Characters must not spread themselves out too far, but rather should ____________.
(a) Exercise mutual restraint.
(b) Be consistent.
(c) Think small.
(d) Eat, drink, and be merry.

5. All writers, regardless of time period or subject matter, write because of what?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Desire.
(c) Greed.
(d) Inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forster use as an example of something all humans have that rarely gets mentioned in novels?

2. Storytelling is the ____________ aspect of the novel.

3. How many years separate the writing of Henry James and Samuel Richardson?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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