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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust repress in his life?
(a) Travels.
(b) Intimate desire.
(c) Sexual desire.
(d) Companionship.

2. What does the examination of merits of art include in its survey?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The inspiration.
(c) The title of the art.
(d) The artist's bipography.

3. What was the title of Proust's father's most successful book?
(a) "Promotions to Hygiene".
(b) "Elements to Good Health".
(c) "Hygiene Premises".
(d) "Elements of Hygiene".

4. What was Proust considered to be in the 1920s?
(a) A great author.
(b) He was an aspiring lawyer.
(c) He was an aspiring author.
(d) A bonafide celebrity.

5. What does De Botton suggest about human bodies?
(a) They are ugly.
(b) They lack security.
(c) They are insufficient.
(d) Humans become unhappy as our bodies go frail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?

2. What was Proust's view towards romance like?

3. How did Proust act when he was around different types of people?

4. What did Proust compare the moon to in one of his famous metaphors?

5. What was Proust's father's occupation?

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