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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Case Against.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Geoffrey think people want to think the best about authors?
(a) People hope to learn truths from authors.
(b) People believe authors are somewhat like prophets.
(c) People want to affirm their choice of reading material.
(d) People have a tendency to defend authors.

2. If Geoffrey had his way, which of the following subjects would he not ban novel writers from using?
(a) Novels set in Oxford or Cambridge.
(b) Novels about small forgotten wars.
(c) Novels about love affairs.
(d) Novels about people reverting back to nature.

3. What French work did Flaubert translate into English?
(a) Candide.
(b) Les Miserables.
(c) The Three Musketeers.
(d) Rousseau's essays.

4. Why didn't Flaubert include many trains in his work?
(a) Most of Flaubert's work was set before the popularity of trains in France.
(b) Flaubert hated trains.
(c) Flaubert wrote books and stories set in isolated villages.
(d) Flaubert wrote about the Middle Ages.

5. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?
(a) About a dozen.
(b) Two.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) About 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Geoffrey do to ascertain the color of Madame Bovary's eyes?

2. Geoffrey maintains that mistakes like the professor pointed out in his speech are external mistakes, but Geoffrey is more concerned with internal mistakes which he considers to be what?

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

4. How does Flaubert feel about the organization of his ideas?

5. What particular criticism does Starkie have of Flaubert's characterization of Madame Bovary?

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