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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the novel Ulysses adapted from?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Trojan War.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Odyssey.

2. What is the setting of Thais?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Alexandria.

3. Who does Forster quote at the end of his discussion on prophecy?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Browning.
(d) Blake.

4. To explore fantasy, who does Forster call upon?
(a) Appollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Aphrodite.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.

3. What is the name of the last ship in Moby Dick that Forster thinks is aptly named?

4. What novel does Forster refer to when discussing the supernatural aspect of fantasy?

5. Forster quotes George Meredith as saying we must live by the ___________ or the block.

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