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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 was known as Flaubert's second mother?
(a) George Sand.
(b) Louise Colet.
(c) Caroline Flaubert.
(d) Elisa Schlessinger.

2. How was Achille related to Flaubert?
(a) They were brothers.
(b) He was Flaubert's brother-in-law.
(c) He was Flaubert's father.
(d) He was Flauert's son.

3. Which of the following are not used to describe Flaubert in Braithwaite's Dictionary?
(a) The first modern novelist.
(b) The father of Realism.
(c) The bear in his lair.
(d) The legend of Rouen.

4. What did Flaubert think should accompany scientific advances?
(a) Economic advances.
(b) Moral advances.
(c) Literary advances.
(d) Increased study opportunities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Flaubert refers to himself as a bear and his sister as what animal?

2. What happened after the dragoman lost his Scottish terrier?

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

4. What happened to the man who owned the parrot in the newspaper article?

5. What does Geoffrey notice that the trains pass as they leave the station in Croisset?

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