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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust feel people should take the time to create?
(a) Unique expressions.
(b) A nice essay.
(c) Unique thought.
(d) A good meal.

2. How many books did Proust's father publish?
(a) 32.
(b) 34.
(c) 35.
(d) 43.

3. How did Proust's friends react to Proust's relationship with his mother?
(a) They did not care.
(b) They were bothered.
(c) They were uncomfortable.
(d) They were annoyed.

4. What was Proust allergic to?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Soap and shaving cream.
(c) Soap.
(d) Cologne and soap.

5. What question did the newspaper ask its readers that De Botton analyzes?
(a) How people would react to knowing when the end of the world will happen.
(b) How people would react if everyone saw a thearapist
(c) How people would react when the third world war begins.
(d) How people would react if they saw their family killed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are great author's able to do according to Proust?

3. How would great stories of literature become boring?

4. Where does Proust suggest people would travel to in his response to the newspaper's poll?

5. What were Proust's main passions?

(see the answer key)

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