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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Proust believe a life examined is?
(a) A life well lived.
(b) Essential to everyone.
(c) A life worthless.
(d) A waste of time.

3. Who did Proust tell that he wanted his book to do for people what his father did for people?
(a) His sister.
(b) His maid.
(c) His doctor.
(d) His best friend.

4. How old was Proust when he died?
(a) 51 years old.
(b) 65 years old.
(c) 41 years old.
(d) 53 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Proust's novel that gave him international acclaim?

2. What does De Botton reason at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

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

4. What is Proust legendary for?

5. What does Proust desire his reader to not do?

(see the answer key)

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