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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48 - 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Liddy say she's heard Troy has gone in Chapter 46?
(a) To Budmouth.
(b) To Casterbridge.
(c) To London.
(d) To York.

2. What tormented figure from Greek mythology is alluded to by the author in Chapter 20?
(a) Ares.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Ixion.
(d) Atlas.

3. From what Shakespearean play is the line "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" that is cited in Chapter 4?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Othello.

4. What character from Shakespeare's Hamlet is Gabriel compared to by the narrator in Chapter 22?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Guildenstern.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Rosencrantz.

5. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) William Smallbury.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Henery Fray.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Bathsheba in Chapter 19 as "An Elizabethan in brain and" whom in spirit?

2. In what country is Far from the Madding World set?

3. Who drives Bathsheba to the Greenhill Fair in Chapter 50?

4. What does the word "folly" from the narrative mean?

5. How old does Mr. Boldwood say he is when he proposes marriage to Bathsheba in Chapter 19?

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