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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Proust's grandfather do?
(a) Practiced law.
(b) Practiced medicine.
(c) Manufactured wax candles.
(d) Taught history.

2. What does De Botton claim humans are most dedicated to at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) Love.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Intellect.

3. What does De Botton suggest about human bodies?
(a) They are ugly.
(b) They are insufficient.
(c) They lack security.
(d) Humans become unhappy as our bodies go frail.

4. When did Proust begin to work on his masterpiece?
(a) After both of his parents died.
(b) After he quit working at the library.
(c) When his mom died.
(d) When his dad died.

5. How would great stories of literature become boring?
(a) If they did not include violence.
(b) If they omitted details and left only facts.
(c) If they did not include romance.
(d) If they were reduced to one sentence sound bites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Pensees written?

2. What did Proust repress in his life?

3. What did Proust believe art's judgment should not be affected by?

4. What was Proust's view towards romance like?

5. How old was Proust when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Proust's passion?

2. What did Proust argue was most couple's problem falling out of love?

3. What did Proust believe painter's were capable of?

4. How did Proust's friends feel about Proust's relationship with his mother?

5. Describe Proust's mother.

6. What did Proust argue people were not being when they used cliches?

7. Describe the subject of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?

8. Describe Proust's physical health.

9. What was Proust's father like?

10. What was Proust's problem with romance and love?

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