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

2. Where did Flaubert always meet Louise Colet?
(a) In London.
(b) In Paris.
(c) At Rouen.
(d) At Mantes.

3. Who was Loulou?
(a) Elisa Schlessinger's parrot.
(b) Juliet's parrot.
(c) Caroline's parrot.
(d) Felicite's parrot.

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

5. While traveling on the train to Rouen, what does Geoffrey notice about the signs?
(a) The information on the signs is out of date.
(b) The signs are printed in multiple languages.
(c) Words on the signs have been blacked out.
(d) Some of the signs have been posted upside-down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the greyhound and Flaubert have in common?

3. Who always met Flaubert when he returned to Rouen from Mantes?

4. At Croisset, what was on the site of what was Flaubert's home?

5. What did Flaubert think should accompany scientific advances?

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