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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. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?
(a) The name of its owner's lost love.
(b) Quotes from Shakespeare.
(c) Curses.
(d) The days of the week.

2. What does Geoffrey hope will result from his discussion with Ed?
(a) Light will be shed on Flaubert's state of mind when he wrote Madame Bovary.
(b) Light will be shed on Flaubert's relationship with his niece.
(c) Light will be shed on how the Flaubert museums can be updated.
(d) Light will be shed on Flaubert's behavior in London.

3. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Architect.
(d) Lawyer.

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

5. For what reason was Flaubert confined to the family home as a young man?
(a) Because of the war.
(b) Because of an epileptic attack.
(c) Because of a broken leg.
(d) Because of a scandal involving a maid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many letters did Ed get from the woman named Kent?

3. What had Ed lied about to the woman named Kent who gave him the letters?

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

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

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