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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Proust allergic to?
(a) Soap and shaving cream.
(b) Cologne and soap.
(c) Soap.
(d) Cologne.

2. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

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

4. Who was the artist of Old Man and the Boy?
(a) Ghirlandiouso.
(b) Garland Domenion.
(c) Domenico Ghirlandio.
(d) Domnico Ghirland.

5. What question did the newspaper ask its readers that De Botton analyzes?
(a) How people would react if everyone saw a thearapist
(b) How people would react to knowing when the end of the world will happen.
(c) How people would react when the third world war begins.
(d) How people would react if they saw their family killed.

6. What was the name of the comedy troupe that aimed to find the most succinct summary of Proust's work?
(a) Montey P.
(b) Ponty Mython.
(c) Monty Python.
(d) Money Pyton.

7. Who is Marcel Proust?
(a) An politician.
(b) A singer.
(c) The subject of De Botton's book.
(d) A historian.

8. What did Proust believe art's judgment should not be affected by?
(a) The title.
(b) The artist.
(c) The inspiration.
(d) The quality.

9. What was Proust's life filled with?
(a) Missteps in physicality.
(b) Missteps in intellect.
(c) Missteps in his upbringing.
(d) Missteps in physicality and psychology.

10. Who did Proust tell that he wanted his book to do for people what his father did for people?
(a) His maid.
(b) His sister.
(c) His doctor.
(d) His best friend.

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

12. What does De Botton suggest about human social life?
(a) It is unnecessary.
(b) It is sincere.
(c) It is insincere.
(d) It is necessary.

13. What does De Botton reason at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Love is the driving force between all people.
(b) There are plenty of things humans should be happy about.
(c) There are plenty of things humans should be unhappy about.
(d) Lust isthe driving force between all people.

14. How many books did Proust's father publish?
(a) 32.
(b) 35.
(c) 34.
(d) 43.

15. What did Proust repress in his life?
(a) Intimate desire.
(b) Sexual desire.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Travels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Marquis de Lau?

3. What city's newspaper does De Botton analyze at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

4. What would Proust write to his mother and tell her about?

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

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