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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does De Botton say to suggest it makes sense for De Botton to become an author?
(a) He loved books.
(b) He loved to read.
(c) He was an English teacher.
(d) His family was full of writers.

2. What are Proust's quotations on friendships like?
(a) Kind.
(b) Satirical.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Cynical.

3. Who wrote the "Lover and the Doctor"?
(a) Henri van Blarenberg.
(b) Marquis de Lau.
(c) Gabriel de La Rochefoucald.
(d) Proust.

4. What does Proust believe a life examined is?
(a) A life worthless.
(b) A life well lived.
(c) Essential to everyone.
(d) A waste of time.

5. Where does Proust suggest people would travel to in his response to the newspaper's poll?
(a) The Louvre and India.
(b) India and China.
(c) China and the Louvre.
(d) The Louvre and Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would great stories of literature become boring?

2. Why would Proust sometimes examine a mundane train timetable?

3. What Impressionist artist does De Botton mention?

4. What was Proust's perception of his own sexuality?

5. Who is Aunt Leonie?

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