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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Flaubert Apocrypha.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Geoffrey say that he does not like coincidences?
(a) Because he agrees with Flaubert's opinion on the subject.
(b) Because coincidences make him feel uncomfortable.
(c) Because he feels that coincidences rob people of their sense of control.
(d) Because he prefers to feel that life is chaotic.

2. What did Flaubert confess to Louise?
(a) That he spent many hours thinking about what he would do with a million francs.
(b) That he had given up writing.
(c) That he had had many affairs.
(d) That he no longer loved her.

3. Who does Flaubert feel he will be tied to until one of them dies?
(a) His sister.
(b) Elisa Schlesinger.
(c) His mother.
(d) Louise Colet.

4. Who was Caroline?
(a) Flaubert's mother.
(b) Flaubert's lover.
(c) Flaubert's niece.
(d) Flaubert's sister.

5. In what setting does Geoffrey think the most famous nineteenth century fictional depiction of a seduction occurs?
(a) In a bordello.
(b) Out in the countryside.
(c) Onboard a ship.
(d) In a cab of a carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Geoffrey say that we cannot know everything about the past?

2. The dates in the second list of the chronology include those associated with what?

3. The chronology is divided into three sections, the first of which deals with which of the following?

4. What French work did Flaubert translate into English?

5. Flaubert, who didn't believe in progress, thought that democracy made people what?

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