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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 Antiquary in Scott's novel?
(a) Miss Grizzle.
(b) Edie Ochiltree.
(c) Jonathon Oldbuck.
(d) Lovel.

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

3. What year does Charles Dickens publish Great Expectations?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1845.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Forster says that permanency is one of the illusions attached to what?

3. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.

4. What does Scott accomplish in the first sentence of The Antiquary?

5. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?

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