E.M. Forster MCQs 40 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/39 Subscribe 1. : Who is the author of A Passage to India? (A) D.H. Lawrence (B) Virginia Woolf (C) E.M. Forster (D) James Joyce 2. : Which novel by E.M. Forster explores the theme of British colonialism in India? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 3. : The motto “Only Connect” is taken from which E.M. Forster novel? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 4. : In which novel does the character Lucy Honeychurch appear? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 5. : Which of the following novels was published posthumously in 1971? (A) A Passage to India (B) Howards End (C) Maurice (D) A Room with a View 6. : E.M. Forster was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in how many separate years? (A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 22 (D) 30 7. : Which E.M. Forster novel is set in the fictional town of Howards End? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 8. : E.M. Forster was a member of which influential British literary group? (A) The Bloomsbury Group (B) The Inklings (C) The Lost Generation (D) The Romantic Poets 9. : Which novel by E.M. Forster features the character Aziz? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 10. : In which novel does the character Leonard Bast appear? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 11. : E.M. Forster’s novel A Passage to India was published in which year? (A) 1910 (B) 1924 (C) 1930 (D) 1945 12. : Which E.M. Forster novel is set in the fictional town of Howards End? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 13. : E.M. Forster’s novel Maurice deals with which central theme? (A) Colonialism (B) Class Struggle (C) Homosexuality (D) Industrialization 14. : Which of the following novels was published posthumously in 1971? (A) A Passage to India (B) Howards End (C) Maurice (D) A Room with a View 15. : E.M. Forster’s novel A Room with a View is primarily set in which two locations? (A) London and Paris (B) Florence and Surrey (C) Delhi and London (D) Cambridge and Rome 16. : In which novel does the character Leonard Bast appear? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 17. : What does the Marabar Caves symbolize in A Passage to India? (A) Colonial wealth (B) Confusion and chaos (C) Enlightenment (D) Peace and serenity 18. : Who is the narrator of Maurice? (A) Maurice Hall (B) The author (C) An omniscient narrator (D) Clive Durham 19. : What literary style is Forster most associated with? (A) Modernism (B) Romanticism (C) Realism (D) Postmodernism 20. : Which novel opens with the line: “The Signora had no business to do it”? (A) A Room with a View (B) Howards End (C) A Passage to India (D) Maurice 21. : What is the relationship between Clive and Maurice in Maurice? (A) Cousins (B) Friends turned lovers (C) Brothers (D) Strangers 22. : What is Mrs. Moore’s role in A Passage to India? (A) British official (B) Schoolteacher (C) Peacemaker between cultures (D) Aziz’s friend 23. : What does the phrase “Only connect” mean in Howards End? (A) Only connect to your roots (B) Connect different people and values (C) Avoid emotional attachment (D) Always be online 24. : Which character in Howards End is a symbol of the working class? (A) Helen Schlegel (B) Leonard Bast (C) Henry Wilcox (D) Margaret Schlegel 25. : Which of these is NOT a theme in Forster’s work? (A) Class conflict (B) Imperialism (C) Technological dystopia (D) Human connection 26. : Forster’s essay collection Two Cheers for Democracy was published in which year? (A) 1935 (B) 1941 (C) 1951 (D) 1960 27. : Who said, “We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet”? (A) Margaret Schlegel (B) Henry Wilcox (C) Helen Schlegel (D) Leonard Bast 28. : Which Indian city inspired Chandrapore in A Passage to India? (A) Bombay (B) Agra (C) Madras (D) Hyderabad 29. : What genre best describes A Passage to India? (A) Gothic (B) Comedy (C) Political novel (D) Historical romance 30. : What is Maurice’s ultimate fate in Maurice? (A) He marries a woman (B) He remains alone (C) He flees with Alec (D) He becomes a teacher 31. : What is the significance of the piano in Howards End? (A) It represents culture and emotional depth (B) It’s a gift from Leonard Bast (C) It causes a major fight (D) It is destroyed 32. : Which war does Forster live through but rarely reference directly in fiction? (A) World War I (B) Crimean War (C) Boer War (D) World War II 33. : E.M. Forster wrote a science fiction short story titled: (A) The Machine Stops (B) Time Regained (C) The Crystal World (D) A Sound of Thunder 34. : What form of government does Forster mildly support in Two Cheers for Democracy? (A) Absolute monarchy (B) Fascism (C) Democracy (D) Socialism 35. : Forster’s work often critiques the hypocrisy of: (A) Religion (B) Colonialism (C) The British middle class (D) All of the above 36. : Which character in A Passage to India is falsely accused of assault? (A) Ronny Heaslop (B) Cyril Fielding (C) Dr. Aziz (D) Hamidullah 37. : What was Forster’s profession besides being a novelist? (A) Politician (B) Critic and broadcaster (C) Banker (D) Engineer 38. : What does Howards End symbolize in the novel of the same name? (A) Colonial power (B) Cultural inheritance and connection (C) Industrial decay (D) Lost innocence 39. : Where did Forster study? 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