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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does De Botton believe Proust felt about his father?
(a) He was intimidated.
(b) He was motivating.
(c) He was smart.
(d) He was inspiring.

2. What was Proust's father's name?
(a) Dr. Adrien Proust.
(b) Dr. A. A. Proust.
(c) Mr. Adrien Proust.
(d) Dr. Adrian E. Prouste.

3. What were Proust's main passions?
(a) Reading and analyzing.
(b) Writing and reading.
(c) Literature and writing.
(d) Law and medicine.

4. When was Proust's father's best selling book published?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1889.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust's grandfather do?

2. Who is Kate?

3. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?

4. What question did the newspaper ask its readers that De Botton analyzes?

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

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