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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?
(a) Barnaby's Crossing.
(b) The Bishop's Tale.
(c) Beauchamp's Career.
(d) The Egoist.

2. What novel does Forster refer to when discussing the supernatural aspect of fantasy?
(a) Shane McDadey.
(b) Wisdom's Window.
(c) All The Gods.
(d) Tristram Shandy.

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

4. The Magic Flute is a parody of the work of whom?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Vivaldi.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beethoven.

5. Boon is a parody of whose writing style?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) H.G. Wells.
(c) Henry James.
(d) D.H. Lawrence.

6. Who is the author of Zuleika Dobson?
(a) George Meredith.
(b) Percy Lubbock.
(c) Max Beerbohm.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

7. Who is the author of Ulysses?
(a) Henry James.
(b) E.M. Forster.
(c) Homer.
(d) James Joyce.

8. What is the setting for Flecker's Magic?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Athens.

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

10. Flecker's Magic combines the kingdoms of magic and _________.
(a) Emotions.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Transcendent reflection.

11. Forster says an easy way to define any aspect of fiction is to consider what kind of ___________ it makes on the reader.
(a) Demand.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Force.
(d) Impression.

12. Which George Eliot novel does Forster refer to in his discussion of prophecy?
(a) The Mill on the Floss.
(b) Silas Marner.
(c) Middlemarch.
(d) Adam Bede.

13. Who does Forster say demonstrates rhythm in the easy sense in his writing?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) H.G. Wells.
(d) Marcel Proust.

14. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Accent.
(c) Sound.
(d) Surprise.

15. Who is the author of The Brothers Karamazov?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Trollope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of The Ambassadors?

2. Forster quotes George Meredith as saying we must live by the ___________ or the block.

3. Who is the author of Moby Dick?

4. What is the setting of Ulysses?

5. Forster believes that happiness and misery exist in the ___________.

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