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

2. Which of the following authors lived in Normandy?
(a) Nabokov.
(b) Flaubert.
(c) Miller.
(d) Cervantes.

3. What does Geoffrey ask about disciples and their masters?
(a) Does a master also learn from his disciples?
(b) Do all disciples receive equal treatment from a master?
(c) Should a disciple acknowledge his debt to his master?
(d) Is the great writer responsible for his disciples?

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

5. According to Geoffrey, how did Flaubert sometimes travel in London?
(a) In rented carriages.
(b) On horseback
(c) By bus.
(d) Via the London Underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of Flaubert's doctors called him "an hysterical old woman," what was his reaction?

2. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?

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

4. Who is defined as Flaubert's jailer?

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

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