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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Proust argue people are not doing when they use trite and cliched expressions?
(a) They are annoying.
(b) They are uneducated.
(c) They are not being true to themselves.
(d) They rely on others to communicate.

2. Who wrote the "Lover and the Doctor"?
(a) Gabriel de La Rochefoucald.
(b) Henri van Blarenberg.
(c) Proust.
(d) Marquis de Lau.

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

4. What was Proust considered to be in the 1920s?
(a) He was an aspiring lawyer.
(b) He was an aspiring author.
(c) A bonafide celebrity.
(d) A great author.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aunt Leonie?

2. What was the young man who murdered his mother named?

3. Who is Gilberte?

4. What does the examination of merits of art include in its survey?

5. What was Proust excellent at arranging for everyone else except for himself?

(see the answer key)

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