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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Proust's father's occupation?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a writer.
(d) He was a teacher.

2. What does Proust's description of the Duchesse de Guermantes reminds De Botton of?
(a) His sister.
(b) His ex girlfriend.
(c) The step mother of an ex girlfriend.
(d) His step mother.

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

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

5. How did Proust feel in response to the article about the boy murdering his mother?
(a) Unaffected.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Sick.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Proust find the newspaper reduces murders, tragedies, and the whole human experience to?

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

3. What does Proust believe a life examined is?

4. When was a brief bulletin written about a boy Proust knew murdering his mother?

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

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