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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?
(a) To go crosseyed.
(b) To keep his brain active.
(c) To keep learning.
(d) To fall asleep.

5. Who is Marcel Proust?
(a) An politician.
(b) A historian.
(c) A singer.
(d) The subject of De Botton's book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of physical attacks did Proust have growing up?

2. Which of the following people were not mentioned to have responded to the newspaper's poll?

3. When did Proust begin to work on his masterpiece?

4. What was the newspaper's popular column at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

5. What did Proust's mother's actions cause Proust to do?

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