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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. Flaubert refers to himself as a bear and his sister as what animal?
(a) The lion.
(b) The rat.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The alligator.

2. According to Geoffrey, how did Flaubert sometimes travel in London?
(a) On horseback
(b) In rented carriages.
(c) Via the London Underground.
(d) By bus.

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

4. Who did Cervantes refer to as the source of his famous hero?
(a) Felicite.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Candide.
(d) Madame Bovary.

5. Who always met Flaubert when he returned to Rouen from Mantes?
(a) Maxine du Camp.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) Elisa Schlesinger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Flaubert think should accompany scientific advances?

2. What does Geoffrey notice that the trains pass as they leave the station in Croisset?

3. What does Geoffrey call the devil's mark of the snorkel of sanity?

4. Geoffrey thinks that if Flaubert had not been a bear he might have been what other animal?

5. What happened after the dragoman lost his Scottish terrier?

(see the answer key)

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