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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the examination of merits of art include in its survey?
(a) The title of the art.
(b) The artist's bipography.
(c) The inspiration.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does the reality of people's life often not match in the perception of their life?
(a) Their own desires.
(b) The activity they have in their actions.
(c) The image they see.
(d) The passivity their life has.

3. What question does De Botton ask after he discusses Proust's father's work?
(a) "If We Should Read"?
(b) "To Read or Not to Read"?
(c) "How Should We Read"?
(d) "What are the benefits of reading"?

4. What other danger is there in reading according to "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Artistic idoltry.
(b) False perception.
(c) Dependency for escape.
(d) False feelings.

5. What will the reader eventually feel about the work he or she is reading?
(a) It is time to see the world through experience.
(b) The artist's prism is accurate.
(c) It is time to create his or her own works.
(d) The artist's prism is inaccurate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Proust use to explain one solution of keeping lover's love alive?

2. What does Proust believe a dependency on reading reflects?

3. How would great stories of literature become boring?

4. What did Proust believe about people when they were with their friends?

5. What was Proust allergic to?

(see the answer key)

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