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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A headache.
(d) A cold.

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

3. What does De Botton say to suggest it makes sense for De Botton to become an author?
(a) His family was full of writers.
(b) He was an English teacher.
(c) He loved to read.
(d) He loved books.

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

5. What does De Botton suggest about human social life?
(a) It is sincere.
(b) It is insincere.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) It is unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Proust's father's name?

2. What does Proust's description of the Duchesse de Guermantes reminds De Botton of?

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

4. What city's newspaper does De Botton analyze at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

5. What was Proust's father's occupation?

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