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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Proust's father take Proust when he was a child?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A football game.
(c) A museum.
(d) A carnival.

4. Who rejected the story about the unsatisfied young boy from being published?
(a) The magazine editor.
(b) No one.
(c) His published.
(d) The newspaper editor.

5. What did Proust feel people should separate in their friendship?
(a) The need for companionship and passion.
(b) The need for passion and intellect.
(c) The intellectual life and the means of support.
(d) Intellectual life and our need for companionship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Proust desire his reader to not do?

2. Who is Marcel Proust?

3. What did Proust say about people when they used tried sayings?

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

5. How old was Proust when his attacks began?

(see the answer key)

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