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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Forster say has novels with plots that "triumph too completely?"
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Andre Gide.

2. Which poet does Forster say has made eating somewhat sensuous in his poems?
(a) Milton.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Browning.
(d) Meredith.

3. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.
(a) Poignant.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Valueless.

4. What is the name of the popular text William George Clark wrote?
(a) Shakespeare Around the Globe.
(b) Shakespearean Globe.
(c) Globe Shakespeare.
(d) Globe Theater and Shakespeare.

5. Who is the author of Boon?
(a) H.G. Wells.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) Henry James.
(d) James Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one short story that Forster discusses in his lectures?

2. Who does Forster use as an example when he discusses the difference between real people and fictional people?

3. Forster's third set of excerpts in the Introduction are from Virgina Woolf and _______________.

4. What does Forster say is the enduring effect of The Ambassadors?

5. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.

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