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

2. What is the difference in time for the trip to Rouen by train for Geoffrey than it was in Flaubert's time?
(a) The trip takes about half the time.
(b) The trip takes about the same amount of time.
(c) The trip takes much longer because of all the stops.
(d) Geoffrey wonders about the difference, but doesn't know the answer.

3. What does Geoffrey call the devil's mark of the snorkel of sanity?
(a) Satire.
(b) Irony.
(c) Parody.
(d) Literary allusion.

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

5. To whom were all of Flaubert's letters to Louise Colet sent through?
(a) Maxime du Camp.
(b) Flaubert's sister.
(c) Louise Colet's brother.
(d) Felicite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors lived in Normandy?

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

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. Which of the following animals does Flaubert not include in his letter to Bouilet?

(see the answer key)

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