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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did one person claim they would play in response to the newspaper's question?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Golf.
(d) Basketball.

2. What does De Botton claim humans are most dedicated to at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Unhappiness.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

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

4. What did Proust believe was far inferior to writing?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Radio.
(c) Music.
(d) Conversation.

5. How did Proust succeed in winning friends?
(a) By keeping the conversation on the other person.
(b) By being a listener.
(c) By keeping the conversation on himself.
(d) By his wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does De Botton ask after he discusses Proust's father's work?

3. What city's newspaper does De Botton analyze at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

4. What was Proust considered to be in the 1920s?

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

(see the answer key)

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