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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What virtue is espoused in Fielding's work that should not be underestimated in "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?
(a) Love.
(b) Joy.
(c) Chastity.
(d) Peace.

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

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

4. What year is "Essay on Reputation" written?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1739.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose negative view is exaggerated in "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11"?

2. Who does Pamela thank for preserving her innocence from Mr. B?

3. What does Joseph show when he is in the country especially when confronted with the obstacles to marrying Fanny?

4. Why does Ragotin borrow a horse initially in "Le Roman Comique"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fielding define charity?

2. In "Essay on Good Nature," what does Fielding say about good and ill nature?

3. How does the squire respond to Don Quixote's request regarding the boy in "The Life and Adventures of the Renown'd Don Quixote"?

4. What does Thomas Gray say about Fielding's work?

5. What is the significance of the night adventures at Booby Hall according to Mark Spilka's "Comic Resolution in Fielding's 'Joseph Andrews'"?

6. Why is Pamela uncomfortable at the Lincolnshire estate where she is abducted?

7. What is the comparison in Marivaux's novel that is similar to Fielding's work?

8. Why does Mr. Booby go to ecclesiastical court?

9. In "Essay on Reputation," how does Fielding distinguish virtue and vice?

10. How does Fielding show his political beliefs in his work?

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