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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust compare the moon to in one of his famous metaphors?
(a) An actor.
(b) Religion.
(c) A woman.
(d) A child.

2. What does "La Flagorneur" mean in English?
(a) "The moment".
(b) "The yesterday".
(c) "The today".
(d) "The author".

3. Who rejected the story about the unsatisfied young boy from being published?
(a) No one.
(b) His published.
(c) The magazine editor.
(d) The newspaper editor.

4. What did Proust feel people's dissatisfaction or unhappiness ultimately was?
(a) Failure to communicate.
(b) Failure of perception.
(c) Failure to understand.
(d) Failure to love.

5. How did Proust feel when people used trite and cliched expressions?
(a) Happy.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Angered.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Proust respond to the Impressionist art movement?

2. Who wrote the "Lover and the Doctor"?

3. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?

4. What does the reality of people's life often not match in the perception of their life?

5. What would Proust probe the train timetable for?

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