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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. What objects does Geoffrey Braithwaite, the narrator of "Flaubert's Parrot," describe in the beginning of the book?
(a) Statues.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Flags.
(d) Columns.

2. Who is defined as Flaubert's social alter ego?
(a) Emile Zola.
(b) Jean-Paul Sartre.
(c) Louis Bouilhet.
(d) Maxime du Camp.

3. 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 the same amount of time.
(b) Geoffrey wonders about the difference, but doesn't know the answer.
(c) The trip takes much longer because of all the stops.
(d) The trip takes about half the time.

4. How long did it take Flaubert to write a novel?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five to seven years.
(c) One year.
(d) A few months.

5. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A whale.
(c) A camel.
(d) A tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake did Enid Starkie make when she published her biography of Flaubert?

2. What did Flaubert think should accompany scientific advances?

3. Where did Louise and Flaubert meet?

4. What tantalizes Geoffrey about Flaubert's ideas?

5. What word does Geoffrey say that people are no longer allowed to use for describing lunacy?

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