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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 mother like?
(a) Funny.
(b) Overbearing.
(c) Absent.
(d) Protective.

2. How did Proust feel everyone should view the world?
(a) As if it were magical.
(b) As if it were real.
(c) As if it were new.
(d) As if it were their's.

3. What year was Pensees written?
(a) 1623.
(b) 1625.
(c) 1624.
(d) 1626.

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

5. How many meals a day did Proust have?
(a) 4 small ones.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Proust tell that he wanted his book to do for people what his father did for people?

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 is the finger placing ability, according to De Botton?

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

(see the answer key)

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