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

2. What does the squire do to the boy after Don Quixote interferes?
(a) Whips him.
(b) Increases his debt.
(c) Teaches him.
(d) Loves him.

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

4. Whose negative view is exaggerated in "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11"?
(a) Angela Williams.
(b) Henry Fielding.
(c) Samuel Richardson.
(d) Shamela Jacobs.

5. When is "Essay on Good Nature" written?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1740.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane," who does Gil meet from Grenada?

2. What is Conyers's relationship to Hervey in "The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero"?

3. What does Thomas Gray think Fielding's incidents are while his character portraits are natural?

4. What does Parson Williams advise Shamela to deny regarding Henrietta?

5. Who writes "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is shocking about the peddler's revelation about Fanny's heritage?

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

3. How is "Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane" similar to Fielding's work?

4. How do Adam and Lady Booby differ in their reaction to Joseph and Fanny's arrival after Joseph rescues Fanny?

5. How do Adams and Joseph reveal the essential virtues of the good man?

6. How is Le Roman Comique similar to Joseph Andrews?

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

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

9. In Dick Taylor Jr.'s "Joseph as Hero in 'Joseph Andrews,'" how is Joseph characterized?

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

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