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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Wilson lose his fortune?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Debts.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Old age.

2. Where does Fielding find true comedy in his work?
(a) In art.
(b) In nature.
(c) In theater.
(d) In friendship.

3. What does Fielding think biography teaches people about?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Time.
(d) Virtue.

4. What kind of a priest does Adams converse with after escaping the squire's retinue?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Armenian.

5. From what does Parson Adam's good heart stem?
(a) Joy.
(b) Love.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Faith.

6. By following his sister's example, what is Joseph Andrews able to preserve according to Fielding?
(a) His purity.
(b) His love.
(c) His strength.
(d) His art.

7. What does Fielding believe that biographies copy instead of creating originals?
(a) People.
(b) Art.
(c) History.
(d) Nature.

8. Who sends for the clergyman in Chapter 13?
(a) Barnaby.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Tow-house.

9. When Barnabas goes to get punch, what does the maid bring for Joseph to drink?
(a) Tea.
(b) Milk.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Coffee.

10. Whose stable does Joseph go to at the age of ten?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Lady Booby.
(d) Thomas Booby.

11. What does Parson Trulliber try to sell Adams?
(a) A pig.
(b) A book.
(c) A house.
(d) A loan.

12. What does Wilson see the pleasures of the world as?
(a) Delightful and excessive.
(b) Folly and vanity.
(c) Winsome.
(d) Easy and fun.

13. What does the squire's retinue dunk Adams into?
(a) Milk.
(b) Cider.
(c) Water.
(d) Froth.

14. What forces Wilson to move to Temple where he engages in numerous affairs?
(a) A duel.
(b) A contest.
(c) A chess game.
(d) A book show.

15. In Chapter 6, as Adams sleeps, Joseph indulges in a monologue about how the desire for honor should lead a man to ________.
(a) Charity.
(b) Change.
(c) Love.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lady Booby returns home, the sight of ______ ignites her passion, causing her to argue with Mrs. SlipSlop.

2. What does Wilson feel for Harriet Hearty?

3. At the church, what is Mr. Abraham Adams's role?

4. Who loans money to Adams, Joseph, and Fanny when the hostess of the inn declines?

5. Who pays Joseph's bill at the inn?

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