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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.
(a) Perspective.
(b) Predictability.
(c) Peace.
(d) Perspicacity.

2. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?
(a) Austen.
(b) Bronte.
(c) Scheherade.
(d) Stein.

3. What is the name of the Jane Austen character that Forster uses to illustrate "life like" aspects of characters?
(a) Elizabeth Bennet.
(b) Mr. Baker.
(c) Miss Bates.
(d) Mrs. Bennet.

4. In the People section, Forster says that novelists are appealing to more than our _________ when it comes to the characters of a novel.
(a) Expectations.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Imagination.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which author has numerous flat characters who can express themselves in a single sentence?

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

4. Novelists unintentionally make their characters overly sensitive to what?

5. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?

(see the answer key)

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