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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Proust NOT argue people should act around our friends?
(a) Superficial
(b) Warm.
(c) Dependent.
(d) Affectionate.

2. What game must lovers continuously play according to Proust?
(a) A game of perception.
(b) A game of cat and dog.
(c) A game of cat and mouse.
(d) A game of jealousy.

3. What was the artist Proust wanted the young boy to become acquainted with paint?
(a) Night skies.
(b) Water lillies.
(c) Still-life renderings.
(d) People.

4. What did Proust see in his friends?
(a) Their positivity.
(b) Their negativity.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Their faults.

5. What does "La Flagorneur" mean in English?
(a) "The author".
(b) "The moment".
(c) "The today".
(d) "The yesterday".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an editor who also wrote a piece about a composer George Bizet?

2. What does De Botton claim humans are most dedicated to at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

3. How many meals a day did Proust have?

4. What happened where Proust went to with his father as a child?

5. What did Proust feel people should separate in their friendship?

(see the answer key)

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