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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is one sentence of Proust's in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) 5 meters.
(b) 4 and a half meters.
(c) 3 meters.
(d) 4 meters.

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

3. What does the examination of merits of art include in its survey?
(a) The inspiration.
(b) The title of the art.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The artist's bipography.

4. How many books did Proust's father publish?
(a) 34.
(b) 32.
(c) 35.
(d) 43.

5. What was Proust's mother like?
(a) Protective.
(b) Overbearing.
(c) Absent.
(d) Funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Proust's life filled with?

2. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?

3. What was Proust's response to the newspaper's poll?

4. What did Proust die from?

5. What was Proust's view towards romance like?

(see the answer key)

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