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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Adams and Joseph Andrews embody the essential virtues of __________ in "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?
(a) The writers.
(b) The friends.
(c) The priests.
(d) The good man.

2. In "Thematic Meaning and Structure," what themes are discussed?
(a) Vanity and hypocrisy.
(b) Love and war.
(c) Jealousy and apathy.
(d) Fear and rage.

3. Where does Benjamin Hoadley work that reflects the politics of the era in which Fielding leaves?
(a) The Basement.
(b) The Cannery.
(c) The Feldenkras.
(d) The Church of England.

4. Who does Don Quixote defeat in a fight and sends the man to present himself to Lady Donna Dulcinea?
(a) A Biscayan.
(b) A Frenchman.
(c) A Tuscan.
(d) A Catalan.

5. Unlike Joseph Andrews, Mr. Wilson's difficulties initially result from _______.
(a) Fear and change.
(b) Vice and folly.
(c) Love and peace.
(d) War and greed.

6. What is the first value a clergyman must possess according to Fielding?
(a) Humility.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Grace.
(d) Love.

7. Who does Fielding frequently satirize in "The Champion"?
(a) Walpole.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Adams.
(d) Joseph.

8. What clothes does Shamela wear in Letter 7 that prevent Mr. Booby from recognizing her?
(a) An artist's.
(b) A parson's.
(c) A farmer's.
(d) A writer's.

9. What is written in the closing months of Sir Robert Walpole's ascendency as first commissioner of treasury?
(a) Joseph Andrews.
(b) Henry Fielding.
(c) Parson Williams.
(d) John Adams.

10. When Wilson joyfully is reunited with Joseph, his son, who is agitated that Joseph can now marry Fanny?
(a) Lady Booby.
(b) Mr. Booby.
(c) Mr. Shamela.
(d) Mr. Fielding.

11. Through what method does Fielding resolve most of the themes of "Joseph Andrews"?
(a) Change.
(b) Humor.
(c) Questions.
(d) Love.

12. When Jacky reads the history of Leonard and his wife who constantly quarrel, who assures them that each is right and the person who is right should always submit?
(a) Peter.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Andrews.

13. What is Conyers's relationship to Hervey in "The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero"?
(a) He is his brother.
(b) He is his friend.
(c) He is his master.
(d) He is his servant.

14. What does Joseph have that identifies him as Wilson's son?
(a) A book.
(b) A mole.
(c) A birthmark.
(d) A temper.

15. How many men do Destiny and Cave separate in nightshirts to stop them from fighting at the inn where they are staying?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierre Francois Guyot Desfontaines think Fielding is one of the best at in England in terms of writing?

2. In what periodical is an article written that finds Mr. Adams makes an agreeable character due to his innocence?

3. When Adams marries Joseph and Fanny, where do the couple retire to with money given by Mr. Booby to Fanny?

4. In "Essay on Reputation," Fielding claims that it is hard to distinguish virtue and wisdom from _________.

5. In what year does Fielding leave "The Champion" because he is disenchanted with the opposition?

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