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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does De Botton wonder can be separated from his or her work in Chapter 4?
(a) Artists.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Singers.
(d) Writers.

2. What does Proust desire his reader to not do?
(a) Love from words.
(b) Let life pass them by too quickly.
(c) Read for experience.
(d) Love from experience.

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

4. How many years had it been since Proust visited the Louvre when he responded to the newspaper's poll?
(a) He had never been.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question did the newspaper ask its readers that De Botton analyzes?

3. What game did one person claim they would play in response to the newspaper's question?

4. At the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel" what was the title of the newspaper De Botton analyzes?

5. What does Proust urge his readers to focus on?

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