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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Adam end up sleeping, tired after the confusion surrounding Didapper, Fanny, Booby, and others with regards to sleeping and sex?
(a) Jan's room.
(b) Adams' room.
(c) Joseph's room.
(d) Fanny's room.

2. What is quiet while vice is boisterous according to Fielding?
(a) Joy.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Folly.
(d) Virtue.

3. What is John Lord Hervey considered in "The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero"?
(a) A writer.
(b) A lover.
(c) A patron.
(d) A priest.

4. What virtue is espoused in Fielding's work that should not be underestimated in "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Peace.
(c) Joy.
(d) Love.

5. In Modern Criticism, Mark Spilka's "Comic Resolution in Fielding's 'Joseph Andrews'" claims the _____ adventures at Booby Hall are among the most memorable scenes in the story.
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Evening.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is stressed to "modify our notions of the place of sexual propriety in the world of the story" in "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11"?

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

3. How is Fanny related to Joseph?

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

5. What happens to the person from Grenada that Gil is unsure of how to help him recover from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wilson's choices in London reveal about his character?

2. Why does Mr. Booby go to ecclesiastical court?

3. How is Pamela different from Shamela in her reaction to Mr. Booby?

4. How does Fielding define charity?

5. In Sheldon Sacks's "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11," how is the narrator described?

6. What is shocking about the peddler's revelation about Fanny's heritage?

7. How is Adams similar to Don Quixote?

8. Why is Shamela willing to hide her relationship from her mother at Williams's request?

9. How is "Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane" similar to Fielding's work?

10. How does the peddler assist Joseph in finding his true identity?

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