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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 De Botton suggest about human bodies?
(a) They are insufficient.
(b) Humans become unhappy as our bodies go frail.
(c) They are ugly.
(d) They lack security.

2. What is Proust legendary for?
(a) His long description of architecture.
(b) His elaborate home.
(c) His elaborate and long descriptions.
(d) His companionship.

3. How many years was Proust a librarian for Mazarine library?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

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

5. Who did Proust tell that he wanted his book to do for people what his father did for people?
(a) His sister.
(b) His maid.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the examination of merits of art include in its survey?

2. What would Proust probe the train timetable for?

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

4. What was Proust's life filled with?

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

(see the answer key)

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