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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?
(a) Ghirlandiouso.
(b) Domnico Ghirland.
(c) Domenico Ghirlandio.
(d) Garland Domenion.

2. What did Proust believe about painters?
(a) They had the ability to move its viewer.
(b) They were needed in society.
(c) They had the ability to open our eyes.
(d) They were talented.

3. When was a brief bulletin written about a boy Proust knew murdering his mother?
(a) January 1909.
(b) January 1917.
(c) February 1907.
(d) January 1907.

4. In what year did did Proust write the essay about the unsatisfied little boy?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1899.

5. How did Proust act when he was around different types of people?
(a) Exuberantly.
(b) Different according to whom he was with.
(c) The same at all times.
(d) Uncomfortable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Proust believe about people when they were with their friends?

3. What does De Botton say to suggest it makes sense for De Botton to become an author?

4. What did Proust believe was far inferior to writing?

5. Who is Marcel Proust?

(see the answer key)

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