View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many solutions does Proust offer for lovers to keep their love alive?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

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

5. Why is the narrator upset about the way the beach house is in Proust's story?
(a) He wasn't.
(b) The reality was exactly like his image.
(c) The reality did not match his image.
(d) He wanted solitude.

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

7. How did Proust act when he was around different types of people?
(a) The same at all times.
(b) Exuberantly.
(c) Different according to whom he was with.
(d) Uncomfortable.

8. What did some of Proust's friends term Proust's over affection and fawning nature?
(a) Prousting.
(b) Proustist.
(c) Proustification.
(d) Proustism.

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

10. Who rejected the story about the unsatisfied young boy from being published?
(a) No one.
(b) The newspaper editor.
(c) His published.
(d) The magazine editor.

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

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

13. How long does it take for the narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" to grow bored with his new interest?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 15 days.

14. Where did Proust's father take Proust when he was a child?
(a) A carnival.
(b) A football game.
(c) A museum.
(d) A brothel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aunt Leonie?

2. What are great author's able to do according to Proust?

3. Which of the following did Proust NOT argue people should act around our friends?

4. In what year did did Proust write the essay about the unsatisfied little boy?

5. What does Proust's narrator in "In Search of Lost Time" realize about the beach house?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 461 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample