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

2. How does De Botton believe Proust felt about his father?
(a) He was intimidated.
(b) He was motivating.
(c) He was inspiring.
(d) He was smart.

3. What was Proust's perception of his own sexuality?
(a) He was numb to himself.
(b) He self loved.
(c) He self loathed.
(d) He was narcissistic.

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

5. What question does De Botton ask after he discusses Proust's father's work?
(a) "How Should We Read"?
(b) "To Read or Not to Read"?
(c) "What are the benefits of reading"?
(d) "If We Should Read"?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Proust believe a life examined is?

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

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

4. How was Proust's personal life at odds with the answer he gave to the newspaper's question?

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

(see the answer key)

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