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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 7 months.

2. How many years had it been since Proust visited the Louvre when he responded to the newspaper's poll?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) He had never been.
(d) 5 years.

3. According to the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel" what did Proust hate?
(a) Museum crowds.
(b) People.
(c) Writing.
(d) Art.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Proust's father's most successful book?

2. When did Proust begin to work on his masterpiece?

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

4. What question does De Botton ask after he discusses Proust's father's work?

5. What is the finger placing ability, according to De Botton?

(see the answer key)

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