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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should love always involve according to Proust?
(a) A fulfillment.
(b) A pursuit.
(c) A need.
(d) A support.

2. What did Proust believe about painters?
(a) They had the ability to open our eyes.
(b) They had the ability to move its viewer.
(c) They were talented.
(d) They were needed in society.

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

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

5. What do Proust's friends say about Proust in the quotes De Botton gives?
(a) The bash him.
(b) They say he is odd and ill.
(c) They give him kind words.
(d) They praise him.

6. What happened where Proust went to with his father as a child?
(a) He was unable to perform.
(b) He was great art.
(c) He caught a foul ball.
(d) He was trapeeze.

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

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

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

10. In what year did did Proust write the essay about the unsatisfied little boy?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1900.

11. What did Proust himself have a wide variety of?
(a) Nicknames.
(b) Impressionist art.
(c) European art.
(d) Books on writing.

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

13. What did Proust say about people when they used tried sayings?
(a) They are plagiarizing.
(b) They are lazy.
(c) They lack creativity and authenticity.
(d) They are "superficial articulations" of ideas and experiences.

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

15. How many volumes was "In Search of Lost Time" intended to be?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Proust respond to the Impressionist art movement?

2. Who did Proust write to in the letter De Botton shares in Chapter 8?

3. What does the reality of people's life often not match in the perception of their life?

4. Why is the narrator upset about the way the beach house is in Proust's story?

5. Who shows the narrator paintings of ordinary things, forcing the narrator to appreciate the simplicity in them?

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