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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Forster gives his series of lectures on the Aspects of the Novel at Trinity College at _______________.
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) Harvard University.

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

4. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?
(a) The Gallenhalls.
(b) The Glenallans.
(c) The Glenwoods.
(d) The Gallentry.

5. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Forster's opinion, what is the key failing of English fiction?

2. Characters must not spread themselves out too far, but rather should ____________.

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

4. Who tries to abolish time in a novel according to Forster?

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

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