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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust believe art's judgment should not be affected by?
(a) The artist.
(b) The title.
(c) The quality.
(d) The inspiration.

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

3. 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.

4. What was Proust's response to the newspaper's poll?
(a) That people would go into mass panic.
(b) That people would begin to mend and repair estranged relationships.
(c) That people's social inhibitions would fall away.
(d) That knowledge of imminent death would cause humans to apprciate life more fully.

5. Who is Marquis de Lau?
(a) A well known figure in Spain.
(b) A well known figure in Paris.
(c) A well known figure in Rome.
(d) A friend of Proust's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Proust when his attacks began?

2. How many meals a day did Proust have?

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

4. Who is Albertine?

5. What would Proust write to his mother and tell her about?

(see the answer key)

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