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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Don Quixote defeat in a fight and sends the man to present himself to Lady Donna Dulcinea?
(a) A Frenchman.
(b) A Biscayan.
(c) A Tuscan.
(d) A Catalan.

2. Who has decided to write a book about the courtship of Booby and Shamela?
(a) Williams.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Booby.
(d) Shamela.

3. What shows Wilson has made foolish choices in vices represented as typical of London?
(a) Wilson's Tale.
(b) Jacob's Tale.
(c) Marks' Tale.
(d) Samuel's Tale.

4. When Fanny was stolen by gypsies, who was put in her place as a child to be raised by the Andrews?
(a) Shamela.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Adams.
(d) Henry.

5. Where does Benjamin Hoadley work that reflects the politics of the era in which Fielding leaves?
(a) The Church of England.
(b) The Cannery.
(c) The Feldenkras.
(d) The Basement.

6. What clothes does Shamela wear in Letter 7 that prevent Mr. Booby from recognizing her?
(a) An artist's.
(b) A writer's.
(c) A parson's.
(d) A farmer's.

7. As Fielding professes that the clergyman is a successor of ___________'s disciples, the essay on clergy concludes.
(a) Madonna.
(b) The Holy Ghost.
(c) The Father.
(d) Christ.

8. Whose bed does Didapper jump into, thinking it belongs to Fanny?
(a) Adams'.
(b) Jessica's.
(c) Slipslop's.
(d) Brian's.

9. "Joseph Andrews" presents the moral problems of the assault against and the preservation of _______.
(a) Chastity.
(b) Change.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

10. In "The Apology for the Clergy," what does Fielding say is serviceable to detect and expose in the clergy?
(a) Unworthy people.
(b) Lies.
(c) Exaggerations.
(d) Speeches.

11. Why does Ragotin borrow a horse initially in "Le Roman Comique"?
(a) To steal from the king.
(b) To impress Star.
(c) To get to court.
(d) To fight Roman.

12. What does Elizabeth Carter find to be a variety of nature, wit, morality, and good sense that is written by Fielding?
(a) Parson Andrews.
(b) Henry Fielding works.
(c) Joseph Andrews.
(d) Parson William's works.

13. Where does Shamela go when Mrs. Jervis plans to sell her to Mr. Booby?
(a) Lincolnshire.
(b) Maryland.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Williamsburg.

14. When is "Essay on Good Nature" written?
(a) 1740.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1945.

15. What is the first value a clergyman must possess according to Fielding?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Grace.
(c) Love.
(d) Humility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose negative view is exaggerated in "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11"?

2. What does Joseph have that identifies him as Wilson's son?

3. In Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux's "Le Paysan parvenu ou les Memoirs de M***," who protects his honor from Genevieve?

4. When Lady Booby surprises Adams's household with her arrival, who does she try to set Fanny up with?

5. In Shamela, Parson Tickletext writes Parson Oliver with a copy of _____.

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