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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 do Du Camp and Flaubert do the night before climbing the Great Pyramid?
(a) They research its history.
(b) They take photographs.
(c) They sleep beside it.
(d) They get drunk.

2. How did Flaubert first come to know Juliet Herbert?
(a) She was his sister-in-law.
(b) She was governess to Flaubert's niece.
(c) He met her at church.
(d) She was his mother's maid.

3. 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 set far off from the road.
(d) It was easily heated and stayed cool in the summer.

4. To what does Geoffrey compare a work of art?
(a) A solution to a difficult problem.
(b) A pyramid in the desert.
(c) An honest man.
(d) A troubled mind.

5. 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?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Untrue.
(c) Philosophically unsound.
(d) Something designed to keep the reader alert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geoffrey's attitude when making his final explanation about why he hates critics?

2. Who was the owner of the dog that Flaubert took for walks and kissed?

3. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?

4. How does Geoffrey think authors legitimize coincidences?

5. Which condition best describes Flaubert at his death?

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