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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Proust use to explain one solution of keeping lover's love alive?
(a) "Absence makes the heart grow fonder".
(b) "Love them and continue to".
(c) "Out of sight out of mind".
(d) "Give to others more than you expect to receive".

2. What does Aunt Leonie daydream about?
(a) Her family leaving her.
(b) Her own death.
(c) Her parents death.
(d) Her family dying in a house fire.

3. What does Proust's narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" realize about the beach house?
(a) It's Gothic.
(b) It's a typical 20th century resort town.
(c) It's dilapidated.
(d) It's a mansion.

4. Who was the artist Proust wanted the young man to be introduced to?
(a) Jean-Baptiste.
(b) Monet.
(c) Jean-Baptiste Chardin.
(d) Picasso.

5. What did Proust himself endlessly do in his writing?
(a) Wrote in multiple languages.
(b) Revised his works.
(c) Rewrote his works.
(d) Proofread his works.

6. What does "La Flagorneur" mean in English?
(a) "The yesterday".
(b) "The author".
(c) "The today".
(d) "The moment".

7. What did Proust think the young man would find by becoming familiar with the artist's work?
(a) Admire the little things.
(b) The grandeur in the ordinary.
(c) Complacity.
(d) Happiness in the simplicty.

8. How did Proust feel when people used trite and cliched expressions?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Angered.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Happy.

9. What is Proust's narrator suddenly filled with after he eats some cake in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Passion.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Zest and energy.

10. Who is the unhappy young boy a reflection of in "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Gregh.
(c) Albertine.
(d) De Botton.

11. What Impressionist artist does De Botton mention?
(a) Degas.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Claude de Monet.
(d) Henry Matisse.

12. How did Proust not practice what he preached in the message of "In Search of Lost Time"?
(a) He was an extravagant person.
(b) He did not like ordinary.
(c) He was blind to ordinary things.
(d) He hated simple things.

13. Which of the following did Proust NOT argue people should act around our friends?
(a) Affectionate.
(b) Dependent.
(c) Warm.
(d) Superficial

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

15. What was the rage of all aristocratic circles in the early 20th century?
(a) Collecting art.
(b) Knowledge and interest of art.
(c) Appreciating art.
(d) Going to art shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Proust feel everyone should view the world?

2. What did Proust feel people should separate in their friendship?

3. What happened where Proust went to with his father as a child?

4. What does Proust claim humans too often get upset at unnecessarily?

5. What does Proust reason humans as creatures of habit develop towards their lovers?

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