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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 novelists find death to be ____________.
(a) Controversial.
(b) Congenial.
(c) Coincindental.
(d) Confusing.

2. Who is the main character in the George Eliot novel that Forster uses to illustrate prophecy?
(a) Hester.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Hetty.
(d) Cathy.

3. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?
(a) Jean Claude.
(b) Jacque.
(c) Alaque.
(d) Alain.

4. In comparing music and literature, Forster says a novelist must try to achieve what?
(a) Song.
(b) Expansion.
(c) Symmetry.
(d) Chaos.

5. Which Meredith novel does Forster discuss at length?
(a) The Egoist.
(b) Beauchamp's Career.
(c) The Bishop's Tale.
(d) Barnaby's Crossing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fictional characters come into the world more like what than human beings?

2. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?

3. What is the setting of The Ambassadors?

4. How many hours of the day does Forster suppose should be devoted to love?

5. Which one of the following is NOT an author that Forster considers to use prophecy well?

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