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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Proust's novel that gave him international acclaim?
(a) "Searching for Time".
(b) "In Lost Time".
(c) "In Search of Lost Time".
(d) "In Search".

2. 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.

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

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

5. What image does Proust's narrator have of the beach house he goes to in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) That it's a mansion.
(b) That it's light and airy.
(c) That it's Gothic style.
(d) That it's a shack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might a writer feel from a great piece of literature?

2. Who is the unhappy young boy a reflection of in "In Search of Lost Time"?

3. What did Proust write in response to Ruskin's death?

4. What did Proust compare the moon to in one of his famous metaphors?

5. In response to the newspaper's poll, what did one person think would happen to people's inhibitions?

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