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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster says if rhythm is done badly it hardens into a what?
(a) Joke.
(b) Parody.
(c) Song.
(d) Symbol.

2. Forster refers to characters as ________ created by the novelist.
(a) Creatures.
(b) Babies.
(c) Word masses.
(d) Children.

3. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.
(a) Accent.
(b) Sound.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Knowledge.

4. Which author does Forster refer to as a preacher, not a prophet?
(a) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Henry James.
(d) George Eliot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author does Forster say his own priggishness prevents him from enjoying?

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

3. What is the one short story that Forster discusses in his lectures?

4. Which author does the critic Percy Lubbock feel does not do a good job with point of view?

5. All writers, regardless of time period or subject matter, write because of what?

(see the answer key)

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