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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Braithwaite's Dictionary of Accepted Ideas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?
(a) They were both orphans.
(b) They both loved wine.
(c) They were both ill at the same time.
(d) They were both demanding.

2. Who is defined as Flaubert's social alter ego?
(a) Jean-Paul Sartre.
(b) Emile Zola.
(c) Maxime du Camp.
(d) Louis Bouilhet.

3. What did Flaubert think about train travel?
(a) It delighted him.
(b) It bored him.
(c) He thought it was too expensive.
(d) He thought it was a modern marvel.

4. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?
(a) He wrote several stories about the parrot.
(b) He died trying to save the parrot.
(c) He believed he had turned into a parrot.
(d) He bought an aviary.

5. Who is defined as Flaubert's jailer?
(a) Louise Colet.
(b) Flaubert's mother.
(c) Maxime du Camp.
(d) Flaubert's doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?

2. While traveling on the train to Rouen, what does Geoffrey notice about the signs?

3. What does Geoffrey call the devil's mark of the snorkel of sanity?

4. What is the difference in time for the trip to Rouen by train for Geoffrey than it was in Flaubert's time?

5. Why didn't Flaubert include many trains in his work?

(see the answer key)

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