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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are flat characters called in the seventeenth century?
(a) Paper thin.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Flaties.
(d) Humans.

2. What does Forster call characters like Miss Grizzle in The Antiquary?
(a) Ragged ends.
(b) Clever ploys.
(c) Pointless blobs.
(d) Annoying bits.

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

4. What is the occupation of the husband Moll loves deeply in the novel?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Highwayman.
(d) Barkeeper.

5. According to Forster, Moby Dick should be seen as a what?
(a) Struggle.
(b) Symbol.
(c) Contest.
(d) Failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does prophecy require from the reader in addition to a suspension of a sense of humor?

2. What is the name of the book written by critic Percy Lubbock?

3. Forster wonders if there is any rhythm in novels comparable to ____________.

4. What novel does Forster refer to as his eternal summer?

5. Forster says novelists find death to be ____________.

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