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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Proust NOT use to describe conversation?
(a) It does not allow time for introspection.
(b) It was thoughtful.
(c) It does not allow for revision.
(d) It was quick and constant.

2. Who does De Botton wonder can be separated from his or her work in Chapter 4?
(a) Artists.
(b) Singers.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Writers.

3. What does abbreviation not do justice for?
(a) The course of human relationships.
(b) The course of human interactions.
(c) The course of human emotions.
(d) The course of human events.

4. What does Proust urge his readers to focus on?
(a) History.
(b) The past.
(c) The present.
(d) The future.

5. What is the frequent problem with love according to Proust?
(a) People grow tired.
(b) People change.
(c) People grow bored and restless.
(d) People grow old and unattrative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust feel people should take the time to create?

2. Who wrote Pensees?

3. What are Proust's quotations on friendships like?

4. What does De Botton coin the term of reader's seeing themselves in works of fiction as?

5. What is the finger placing ability, according to De Botton?

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