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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Forster wonders how ____ will combine with the "furniture of common sense" when it comes to prophecy.
2. Who is the author of Les Faux Monnayeurs?
3. Flecker's Magic by Norman Matson is about a _________.
4. Who does Forster say has novels with plots that "triumph too completely?"
5. What is the name of the last ship in Moby Dick that Forster thinks is aptly named?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship between pattern and plot in a novel?
2. What does Forster mean when he says that the works of Melville, Dostoevsky, and D.H. Lawrence have an "intermittent realism"?
3. How does Forster define prophecy in terms of fiction?
4. What are the two basic elements that Forster comes back to again and again throughout the lecture series?
5. What does Forster mean when he describes the novel Thais as being in the shape of an hourglass?
6. What two qualities does Forster believe the aspect of prophecy demands from a reader?
7. What does Forster say that the fantasy aspect of a novel requires from the reader?
8. What is Forster's opinion of readers who do not like fantasy?
9. What are the two elements that Forster says are necessary for plot?
10. Why does Forster say that some authors are suited to writing parody or adaptations?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Forster think about the motto "History develops, Art stands still"? How does he come back to that in the conclusion of his lecture series?
Essay Topic 2
How is Forster's exploration of the aspects of fantasy and prophecy at the core of his overall philosophy on the novel? What is the fine line between these two aspects?
Essay Topic 3
How does Forster tie in his main theme that the purpose of novels is to allow the reader a deeper, broader understanding of life with his discussion of the People aspect of the novel?
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