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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster says that Meredith was the greatest _____ that English fiction ever produced.
(a) Plotter.
(b) Writer.
(c) Failure.
(d) Contriver.

2. Forster wonders how ____ will combine with the "furniture of common sense" when it comes to prophecy.
(a) Characters.
(b) Dance.
(c) Plot.
(d) Song.

3. Forster says an easy way to define any aspect of fiction is to consider what kind of ___________ it makes on the reader.
(a) Force.
(b) Demand.
(c) Impression.
(d) Mystery.

4. What is the name of the main character in The Brothers Karamazov?
(a) Yuri.
(b) Mitya.
(c) Bruno.
(d) Carl.

5. Which critic does Forster refer to in the last chapter?
(a) I.A. Richards.
(b) Alain.
(c) Percy Lubbock.
(d) William George Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster uses the musings of who to offer two thoughts on the future of mankind?

2. Which author does Forster say is a genius with characters who are caricatures?

3. Who does Forster use as an example when he discusses the difference between real people and fictional people?

4. In the second line of thought about the future, the speaker says that the world changes how?

5. According to Forster, what is the final test of a novel?

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