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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does De Botton wonder can be separated from his or her work in Chapter 4?
(a) Writers.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Singers.
(d) Artists.

3. Who rejected the story about the unsatisfied young boy from being published?
(a) His published.
(b) The newspaper editor.
(c) No one.
(d) The magazine editor.

4. What does abbreviation not do justice for?
(a) The course of human events.
(b) The course of human interactions.
(c) The course of human relationships.
(d) The course of human emotions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game must lovers continuously play according to Proust?

2. What phrase does Proust use to explain one solution of keeping lover's love alive?

3. How did Proust succeed in winning friends?

4. What is the final prescription for ensuring long lasting love?

5. How did Proust act when he was around different types of people?

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