SparkNotes: Middlemarch: Overall Summary Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
Upon publication, critics complained that Middlemarch was ___.

Morbid
Vulgar
Overly romantic
Unrealistic

2 of 5
The narrative of Middlemarch is governed by which two major life choices?

Marriage and children
Vocation and location
Marriage and vocation
Home-buying and childrearing

3 of 5
Eliot demonstrates that marriages work best when based on ___.

Lust
Money
Compatibility
Social capital

4 of 5
Rosamond’s plotline demonstrates the dangers of ___.

Adultery
Education
Alcohol
Stifled ambition

5 of 5
What standard convention in women’s novels did Eliot refuse to bow to in Middlemarch?

A linear narrative
A happy ending
A marriage plot
A large cast of characters

Middlemarch

Overall Summary Quiz

1 of 5
Upon publication, critics complained that Middlemarch was ___.

2 of 5
The narrative of Middlemarch is governed by which two major life choices?

3 of 5
Eliot demonstrates that marriages work best when based on ___.

4 of 5
Rosamond’s plotline demonstrates the dangers of ___.

5 of 5
What standard convention in women’s novels did Eliot refuse to bow to in Middlemarch?

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1 of 5 Upon publication, critics complained that Middlemarch was ___.

2 of 5 The narrative of Middlemarch is governed by which two major life choices?

3 of 5 Eliot demonstrates that marriages work best when based on ___.

4 of 5 Rosamond’s plotline demonstrates the dangers of ___.

5 of 5 What standard convention in women’s novels did Eliot refuse to bow to in Middlemarch?

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CHARACTERS Character List

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MAIN IDEAS Important Quotations Explained

MAIN IDEAS Themes

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1 of 5
Upon publication, critics complained that Middlemarch was ___.

2 of 5
The narrative of Middlemarch is governed by which two major life choices?

3 of 5
Eliot demonstrates that marriages work best when based on ___.

4 of 5
Rosamond’s plotline demonstrates the dangers of ___.

5 of 5
What standard convention in women’s novels did Eliot refuse to bow to in Middlemarch?