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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

4. How old was Proust when he died?
(a) 51 years old.
(b) 65 years old.
(c) 41 years old.
(d) 53 years old.

5. What was the title of Proust's father's most successful book?
(a) "Promotions to Hygiene".
(b) "Hygiene Premises".
(c) "Elements to Good Health".
(d) "Elements of Hygiene".

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel" what did Proust hate?

2. What did Proust refuse from the doctors on his deathbed?

3. How does De Botton believe Proust felt about his father?

4. Where does Proust suggest people would travel to in his response to the newspaper's poll?

5. Who is Albertine?

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