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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the main character in the George Eliot novel that Forster uses to illustrate prophecy?
(a) Hetty.
(b) Hester.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Cecilia.

3. Aristotle said characters give the reader qualities through _________.
(a) Narrative.
(b) Actions.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Emotions.

4. What is the novel Ulysses adapted from?
(a) Odyssey.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Trojan War.
(d) Oedipus.

5. What is the name of the main character in The Ambassadors?
(a) Stevens.
(b) Smith.
(c) Strether.
(d) Sullivan.

6. Forster wonders how ____ will combine with the "furniture of common sense" when it comes to prophecy.
(a) Song.
(b) Characters.
(c) Dance.
(d) Plot.

7. What is the setting of Thais?
(a) Rome.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

8. To explore fantasy, who does Forster call upon?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Appollo.

9. What is the setting of Zuleika Dobson?
(a) Buckingham.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Trinity.

10. A plot requires a reader's intelligence and __________.
(a) Emotion.
(b) Commitment.
(c) Sensibility.
(d) Memory.

11. Who is the author of Les Faux Monnayeurs?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Andre Gide.
(c) Anthony Trollope.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

12. Forster says he will borrow from what in describing pattern?
(a) Painting.
(b) Art.
(c) Music.
(d) Business.

13. Who does Forster say is a character type that is seen in many Henry James novels?
(a) Missie.
(b) Mamie.
(c) Maude.
(d) Mama.

14. What is the name of the last ship in Moby Dick that Forster thinks is aptly named?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Wrath.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Delight.

15. What does prophecy require from the reader in addition to a suspension of a sense of humor?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Humility.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for Flecker's Magic?

2. Forster says an easy way to define any aspect of fiction is to consider what kind of ___________ it makes on the reader.

3. Forster distinguishes novels with fantasy and novels with prophecy by their what?

4. What is the setting of The Ambassadors?

5. In comparing music and literature, Forster says a novelist must try to achieve what?

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