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

2. Aside from the fact that the house at Croisset was big enough for him to have a study, why else was it good for Flaubert?
(a) It was small enough to discourage visitors.
(b) It was near the railroad station.
(c) It was easily heated and stayed cool in the summer.
(d) It was set far off from the road.

3. While traveling on the train to Rouen, what does Geoffrey notice about the signs?
(a) Some of the signs have been posted upside-down.
(b) Words on the signs have been blacked out.
(c) The signs are printed in multiple languages.
(d) The information on the signs is out of date.

4. What does Geoffrey wonder about the books that authors don't write?
(a) He wonders if they matter.
(b) He wonders if they get written by someone else.
(c) He wonders if they haunt the authors who thought of the ideas.
(d) He wonders what the world is missing out on.

5. Why did Flaubert give up his interest in the story of Mycerinus and his sarcophagus?
(a) Flaubert had too many other projects going at the time.
(b) Flaubert found the story too troubling.
(c) The mummified body he was interested may not have been Mycerinus.
(d) The mummy was stolen from the museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geoffrey do on his last day in Rouen?

2. The third list in the chronology consists of what?

3. With whom did Flaubert have his most celebrated affair?

4. Why does Geoffrey think that critics want to control literature?

5. Who always met Flaubert when he returned to Rouen from Mantes?

(see the answer key)

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