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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Forster quotes George Meredith as saying we must live by the ___________ or the block.
2. According to Forster, Moby Dick should be seen as a what?
3. What is the setting for Flecker's Magic?
4. What novel does Forster refer to when discussing the supernatural aspect of fantasy?
5. Which one of the following is NOT an author that Forster considers to use prophecy well?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Forster disagree with Aristotle about the purpose of characters?
2. What does Forster mean when he says that the works of Melville, Dostoevsky, and D.H. Lawrence have an "intermittent realism"?
3. What does Forster say that the fantasy aspect of a novel requires from the reader?
4. Why does Forster say that novelist Thomas Hardy is essentially a poet?
5. Why does Forster say that some authors are suited to writing parody or adaptations?
6. Why does Forster refer to George Elliot as a preacher?
7. What are the two elements that Forster says are necessary for plot?
8. What does Forster mean when he says that the plot in the novel is its most logical intellectual aspect?
9. How does Forster describe the Dostoevsky character, Dmitri Karamazov?
10. What are the two basic elements that Forster comes back to again and again throughout the lecture series?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Forster's point about how varied points of view reflect life parallel his points about characters made in the first People section?
Essay Topic 2
Perhaps the most elusive of Forster's aspects is rhythm. How does Forster define this aspect? Is there a better way to explain it? If it is so hard to attain, why does Forster include it as one of the seven aspects? Does a good novel need to uphold all seven aspects?
Essay Topic 3
How does Forster tie in his main theme that the purpose of novels is to allow the reader a deeper, broader understanding of life with his discussion of the People aspect of the novel?
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