Tristram Shandy: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

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Tristram Shandy

Laurence Sterne

Context Quiz

1 of 5
When was Laurence Stern born?

2 of 5
What was Stern's father's profession?

3 of 5
How many separate instalments was Tristram Shandy originally published in?

4 of 5
When it came out, the novel was criticized for being too ___.

5 of 5
Most novels of Sterne's time promised the "life and ___" of the protagonist, while Stern offered the "life and opinions" of Tristram.

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1 of 5 When was Laurence Stern born?

2 of 5 What was Stern's father's profession?

3 of 5 How many separate instalments was Tristram Shandy originally published in?

4 of 5 When it came out, the novel was criticized for being too ___.

5 of 5 Most novels of Sterne's time promised the "life and ___" of the protagonist, while Stern offered the "life and opinions" of Tristram.