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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Braithwaite's Dictionary of Accepted Ideas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Achille related to Flaubert?
(a) He was Flauert's son.
(b) They were brothers.
(c) He was Flaubert's father.
(d) He was Flaubert's brother-in-law.

2. What was the unusual characteristic of the sheep whose owner Flaubert took to dinner?
(a) It had five legs.
(b) It bleated with a melody-like sound.
(c) It was blind.
(d) It had a human-like face.

3. Which of the following are not used to describe Flaubert in Braithwaite's Dictionary?
(a) The legend of Rouen.
(b) The bear in his lair.
(c) The first modern novelist.
(d) The father of Realism.

4. In the newspaper article Flaubert saved, what was the parrot trained to say?
(a) Quotes from Shakespeare.
(b) The days of the week.
(c) Curses.
(d) The name of its owner's lost love.

5. What does Geoffrey ask about disciples and their masters?
(a) Is the great writer responsible for his disciples?
(b) Do all disciples receive equal treatment from a master?
(c) Should a disciple acknowledge his debt to his master?
(d) Does a master also learn from his disciples?

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?

2. Who is defined as Flaubert's jailer?

3. According to Geoffrey, how did Flaubert sometimes travel in London?

4. What was the name of the greyhound that was Flaubert's final companion?

5. Who is defined as Flaubert's social alter ego?

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