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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 does Geoffrey say we need to respect about Flaubert even if we think him naive or unsuccessful?
(a) His legacy.
(b) His philanthropy.
(c) His seriousness.
(d) His body of work.

2. Where does Geoffrey first meet Ed Winterton?
(a) At a bar.
(b) At the university.
(c) At a book fair.
(d) At a friend's home.

3. What does Louise Colet say she will take as a compliment?
(a) That she is careful about money.
(b) That she is a dangerous woman.
(c) That she swears like a man.
(d) That she has no guile about her.

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

5. Why does Geoffrey say that we cannot know everything about the past?
(a) Because it would confuse us.
(b) Because historians have conflicting ideas about the past.
(c) Because much of history has never been written down.
(d) Because it would be impossible to take in everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Geoffrey defend the charge that Flaubert hated humanity?

2. What mistake in "The Lord of the Flies" does the professor from Cambridge talk about?

3. Although he had once thought of writing a book, what is Geoffrey's actual occupation?

4. In what setting does Geoffrey think the most famous nineteenth century fictional depiction of a seduction occurs?

5. What is Geoffrey's marital status?

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