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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Proust write his novel that gave him international acclaim?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1913.

2. What is Pensees?
(a) A book about music.
(b) A well known book of aphorisms.
(c) A well known book of recipes.
(d) A book about a man, Eric Pensees.

3. What was Proust's father in particularly concerned with?
(a) Public broadcasting.
(b) Public learning.
(c) Public intellect.
(d) Public sanitation.

4. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 5 months.

5. What did Proust believe art's judgment should not be affected by?
(a) The quality.
(b) The artist.
(c) The inspiration.
(d) The title.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kate?

2. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?

3. What does Proust's description of the Duchesse de Guermantes reminds De Botton of?

4. Who does De Botton wonder can be separated from his or her work in Chapter 4?

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

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