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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 call the devil's mark of the snorkel of sanity?
(a) Irony.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Satire.
(d) Parody.

2. When they were lowering Caroline's coffin into the ground, what happened?
(a) The pall bearers dropped it.
(b) The church bells began to peal.
(c) Flaubert cried out.
(d) It got stuck.

3. According to Geoffrey, which of the following is not a reason that makes people want to know the worst?
(a) Because curiosity always hurdles self-interest.
(b) Because people tire of preferring to know the best.
(c) Because it is love's favorite perversion.
(d) Because people think they can find ways to repair their lives.

4. As a student, what subject did Flaubert fail at?
(a) Economics.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Architecture.

5. Geoffrey compares biographies to what objects?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Desks.
(c) Nets.
(d) Trains.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chronology is divided into three sections, the first of which deals with which of the following?

2. If Geoffrey had his way, which of the following subjects would he not ban novel writers from using?

3. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?

4. What does Flaubert find when he gets to the top of the Great Pyramid?

5. What did Geoffrey want to know about his wife?

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