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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?
(a) Montey P.
(b) Monty Python.
(c) Ponty Mython.
(d) Money Pyton.

2. What type of physical attacks did Proust have growing up?
(a) Panic.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Ashthma.
(d) Paranoia.

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

4. What does Proust claim humans too often get upset at unnecessarily?
(a) The image of their life.
(b) The way they feel about their life.
(c) Their life's expectations.
(d) Their overall desires.

5. What does Aunt Leonie daydream about?
(a) Her own death.
(b) Her parents death.
(c) Her family dying in a house fire.
(d) Her family leaving her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Proust respond to the Impressionist art movement?

2. What was Proust's response to the newspaper's poll?

3. What did Proust think the young man would find by becoming familiar with the artist's work?

4. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?

5. What did Proust say about people when they used tried sayings?

(see the answer key)

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