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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 the title of Proust's novel that gave him international acclaim?
(a) "In Lost Time".
(b) "In Search".
(c) "Searching for Time".
(d) "In Search of Lost Time".

2. Who is Marquis de Lau?
(a) A well known figure in Paris.
(b) A well known figure in Rome.
(c) A friend of Proust's.
(d) A well known figure in Spain.

3. What were Proust's main passions?
(a) Writing and reading.
(b) Law and medicine.
(c) Literature and writing.
(d) Reading and analyzing.

4. What is the finger placing ability, according to De Botton?
(a) The ability to point in any direction and find comfort in it.
(b) An increase in our own perceptive powers to discover something in us from our reading.
(c) Being able to locate where you know something or someone.
(d) The ability to understand the power of knowledge.

5. What did Proust do in response to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?
(a) Wrote a 5 page article on the incident.
(b) Petitioned against snippet articles.
(c) Protested against articles like that.
(d) Wrote a 6 page article on the incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the young man who murdered his mother named?

2. What does Proust believe a life examined is?

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

4. What was Proust's mother like?

5. How many years had it been since Proust visited the Louvre when he responded to the newspaper's poll?

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