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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) Golf.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Croquet.

2. What did Proust do in response to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?
(a) Protested against articles like that.
(b) Wrote a 6 page article on the incident.
(c) Petitioned against snippet articles.
(d) Wrote a 5 page article on the incident.

3. What does Proust argue people are not doing when they use trite and cliched expressions?
(a) They rely on others to communicate.
(b) They are uneducated.
(c) They are annoying.
(d) They are not being true to themselves.

4. What was the name of Proust's friend in which he wrote a mean and berating letter that he never sent and another full of praise that he did send?
(a) Gregory Fernand.
(b) Ferdinand Gregh.
(c) Greg Ferns.
(d) Fernand Gregh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust feel people should separate in their friendship?

2. What did Proust repress in his life?

3. What does "La Flagorneur" mean in English?

4. What was Proust's view towards romance like?

5. How did Proust feel when people used trite and cliched expressions?

(see the answer key)

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