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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened where Proust went to with his father as a child?
(a) He caught a foul ball.
(b) He was great art.
(c) He was unable to perform.
(d) He was trapeeze.

2. What is the final prescription for ensuring long lasting love?
(a) The method of appecriation.
(b) Threat of infedility.
(c) Desire for something new.
(d) Giving satisfaction.

3. What did Proust refuse from the doctors on his deathbed?
(a) Being seen by one.
(b) Medication.
(c) Diagnosis.
(d) To talk to them.

4. What was the title of Proust's novel that gave him international acclaim?
(a) "In Search".
(b) "In Search of Lost Time".
(c) "Searching for Time".
(d) "In Lost Time".

5. Who is Gilberte?
(a) De Botton's girlfriend.
(b) The woman the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" becomes enamored with.
(c) Proust's girlfriend.
(d) Proust's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Pensees written?

2. What did Proust repress in his life?

3. In response to the newspaper's poll, what did one person think would happen to people's inhibitions?

4. What does the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" become enamored with?

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

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