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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Proust's life filled with?
(a) Missteps in physicality and psychology.
(b) Missteps in intellect.
(c) Missteps in physicality.
(d) Missteps in his upbringing.

2. What did Proust die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A headache.
(d) A cold.

3. How did Proust feel in response to the article about the boy murdering his mother?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Unaffected.
(c) Disturbed.
(d) Sick.

4. How old was Proust when his attacks began?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 9 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

5. Who is Marcel Proust?
(a) A singer.
(b) An politician.
(c) The subject of De Botton's book.
(d) A historian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Proust respond to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?

2. What does Proust argue people are not doing when they use trite and cliched expressions?

3. What did Proust feel people should take the time to create?

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

5. What was Proust's mother like?

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