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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Proust respond to the newspaper article about the young boy who murdered his mom?
(a) To release his own emotions.
(b) To refute the brevity of the first article.
(c) To tell the entire story.
(d) To give the boy some reasoning for his actions.

2. What does Proust claim humans too often get upset at unnecessarily?
(a) Their overall desires.
(b) The image of their life.
(c) The way they feel about their life.
(d) Their life's expectations.

3. What does Proust reason humans as creatures of habit develop towards their lovers?
(a) Contemt for the familiar.
(b) A lack of apprecaition.
(c) An expectation.
(d) A resentment.

4. What did Proust refuse from the doctors on his deathbed?
(a) Medication.
(b) To talk to them.
(c) Being seen by one.
(d) Diagnosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust's grandfather do?

2. What was the title of Proust's novel that gave him international acclaim?

3. What did Proust say about people when they used tried sayings?

4. What does Proust believe a life examined is?

5. How did Proust's friends react to Proust's relationship with his mother?

(see the answer key)

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