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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is NOT an author that Forster considers to use prophecy well?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Bronte.
(d) Melville.

2. The Magic Flute is a parody of the work of whom?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Vivaldi.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beethoven.

3. What novel does Forster refer to when discussing the supernatural aspect of fantasy?
(a) Tristram Shandy.
(b) Wisdom's Window.
(c) All The Gods.
(d) Shane McDadey.

4. What is the setting for Flecker's Magic?
(a) London.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Athens.
(d) Paris.

5. What is the name of the last ship in Moby Dick that Forster thinks is aptly named?
(a) Wrath.
(b) Delight.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Mercy.

6. What is the setting of Zuleika Dobson?
(a) Buckingham.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Trinity.
(d) Cambridge.

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

8. 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.

9. What does Forster say is absolutely essential to a plot?
(a) Action.
(b) Characters.
(c) Timing.
(d) Mystery.

10. Boon is a parody of whose writing style?
(a) H.G. Wells.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Henry James.

11. Who does Forster say demonstrates rhythm in the easy sense in his writing?
(a) H.G. Wells.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Marcel Proust.

12. Forster distinguishes novels with fantasy and novels with prophecy by their what?
(a) Themes.
(b) Characters.
(c) Plots.
(d) Mythologies.

13. What is the one short story that Forster discusses in his lectures?
(a) The Pit and the Pendulum.
(b) The Birthmark.
(c) Billy Bud.
(d) Coco.

14. Flecker's Magic by Norman Matson is about a _________.
(a) Fairy.
(b) Witch.
(c) Goddess.
(d) Sorcerer.

15. Forster says there are elements of music in War and Peace, which he refers to as a "___________ book."
(a) Amazing.
(b) Untidy.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Wonderful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster says that Meredith was the greatest _____ that English fiction ever produced.

2. Who is the author of Moby Dick?

3. Forster says it is wrong to see the __________ in Moby Dick as a symbol.

4. Aristotle said characters give the reader qualities through _________.

5. Who is the main character in the George Eliot novel that Forster uses to illustrate prophecy?

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