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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pensees?
(a) A well known book of aphorisms.
(b) A book about music.
(c) A well known book of recipes.
(d) A book about a man, Eric Pensees.

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

3. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?
(a) Monty Python.
(b) Ponty Mython.
(c) Montey P.
(d) Money Pyton.

4. What year was Pensees written?
(a) 1625.
(b) 1624.
(c) 1623.
(d) 1626.

5. What did Proust do in response to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?
(a) Wrote a 6 page article on the incident.
(b) Protested against articles like that.
(c) Petitioned against snippet articles.
(d) Wrote a 5 page article on the incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Proust when he died?

2. What does Proust desire his reader to not do?

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

4. What did Proust die from?

5. Why did Proust respond to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?

(see the answer key)

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