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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shamela warned about not repeating in Letter 3 by Henrietta?
(a) Her folly with Andrews.
(b) Her folly with Williams.
(c) Her folly with Booby.
(d) Her folly with Henry.

2. In "Essay on Reputation," Fielding claims that it is hard to distinguish virtue and wisdom from _________.
(a) Love and hate.
(b) War and peace.
(c) Joy and love.
(d) Folly and vice.

3. Who is the villain and housekeeper of Mr. B's property that Pamela is abducted to in "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded"?
(a) Gross.
(b) Fielding.
(c) Jewkes.
(d) Jezebel.

4. What is John Lord Hervey considered in "The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero"?
(a) A patron.
(b) A writer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A lover.

5. What sound makes Ragotin tumble off his horse in "Le Roman Comique"?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) A song.
(c) A cry.
(d) A call.

6. In "The Apology for the Clergy," what does Fielding say is serviceable to detect and expose in the clergy?
(a) Lies.
(b) Exaggerations.
(c) Speeches.
(d) Unworthy people.

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

8. What does Mr. Booby do to Shamela in Letter 2 until Jervis stops him?
(a) Yells at her.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Locks her up.
(d) Fights her.

9. Where is Pamela abducted in "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded"?
(a) A manor.
(b) A cellar.
(c) An estate.
(d) An inn.

10. Where does Shamela go when Mrs. Jervis plans to sell her to Mr. Booby?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Lincolnshire.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Maryland.

11. What does Parson Williams advise Shamela to deny regarding Henrietta?
(a) That she is Shamela's daughter.
(b) That she is Shamela's rival.
(c) That she is Shamela's aunt.
(d) That she is Shamela's mother.

12. What Christian value is discussed in "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Charity.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

13. When Joseph notices Didapper try to lay hold of Fanny, what ensues shortly thereafter?
(a) A visit.
(b) A song.
(c) A fight.
(d) A game.

14. What means showing forgiveness and kindness, as well as rejoicing in truth but not sin according to Fielding?
(a) Charity.
(b) Caring.
(c) Love.
(d) Humility.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shamela pretend to do when Mr. Booby touches her bosom in Letter 6?

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

3. What is the message conveyed in the copy of work that Parson Tickletext writes Parson Oliver about?

4. Who does Don Quixote defeat in a fight and sends the man to present himself to Lady Donna Dulcinea?

5. Through what method does Fielding resolve most of the themes of "Joseph Andrews"?

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