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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster wonders if there is any rhythm in novels comparable to ____________.
(a) The Fifth Symphony.
(b) Pastoral Symphony.
(c) Symphony No. 3.
(d) Symphony No. 7.

2. What is the name of the main character in The Ambassadors?
(a) Smith.
(b) Stevens.
(c) Strether.
(d) Sullivan.

3. Forster says ___________ never comes off in novels.
(a) Death.
(b) Religion.
(c) Humility.
(d) Indignation.

4. What does Forster say is one of the lowest of human faculties?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Envy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Shame.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the main character in Ulysses?

2. Forster considers Roman Pictures to be a __________.

3. To explore fantasy, who does Forster call upon?

4. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.

5. What is the novel Ulysses adapted from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Forster say that the fantasy aspect of a novel requires from the reader?

2. What is the difference between an inquisitive novel reader and an intelligent one, according to Forster?

3. What role does the setting play in novels by Henry James?

4. What is Forster's opinion of readers who do not like fantasy?

5. What does Forster mean when he describes the novel Thais as being in the shape of an hourglass?

6. What is the relationship between pattern and plot in a novel?

7. How does a Marcel Proust novel demonstrate the aspect of rhythm?

8. Why does Forster say that some authors are suited to writing parody or adaptations?

9. Why does Forster refer to George Elliot as a preacher?

10. What does Forster mean when he says that the plot in the novel is its most logical intellectual aspect?

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