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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Considering literature on the basis of time periods is the act of the ________________.
(a) Expert.
(b) Pseudo-scholar.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Scholar.

2. Which novel does Forster say has a sense of space?
(a) The Antiquary.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) Emma.
(d) War of the Worlds.

3. Who tries to abolish time in a novel according to Forster?
(a) Sir Walter Scott.
(b) Leo Tolstoy.
(c) Marcel Proust.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

4. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The plot.
(b) The story.
(c) The theme.
(d) The character.

5. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?
(a) Value.
(b) Plot.
(c) Time.
(d) Character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"

2. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.

3. How does Forster say he would answer the question, "What does a novel do?"

4. Forster considers a novel to be any fictitious prose over __________ words.

5. Who is the second hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"

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