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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Proust believe a life examined is?
(a) Essential to everyone.
(b) A life worthless.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) A life well lived.

2. What year did Proust write his novel that gave him international acclaim?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1914.

3. What does De Botton reason at the beginning of "How Proust Can Change Your Life ; Not a Novel"?
(a) There are plenty of things humans should be happy about.
(b) There are plenty of things humans should be unhappy about.
(c) Love is the driving force between all people.
(d) Lust isthe driving force between all people.

4. How did Proust feel in response to the article about the boy murdering his mother?
(a) Unaffected.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Sick.
(d) Depressed.

5. What does De Botton suggest about human social life?
(a) It is unnecessary.
(b) It is insincere.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) It is sincere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Proust refuse from the doctors on his deathbed?

2. What does Proust's description of the Duchesse de Guermantes reminds De Botton of?

3. What did Proust die from?

4. How many months later did Proust die after responding to the newspaper's poll?

5. What was Proust's father's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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