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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Proust desire his reader to not do?
(a) Let life pass them by too quickly.
(b) Love from experience.
(c) Read for experience.
(d) Love from words.

2. How did Proust succeed in winning friends?
(a) By his wealth.
(b) By keeping the conversation on himself.
(c) By keeping the conversation on the other person.
(d) By being a listener.

3. In what year did Proust's father die?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1908.

4. 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) Lust isthe driving force between all people.
(c) There are plenty of things humans should be unhappy about.
(d) Love is the driving force between all people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Proust feel in response to the article about the boy murdering his mother?

2. What was the title of Proust's father's most successful book?

3. What year did Proust write his novel that gave him international acclaim?

4. When was Proust's father's best selling book published?

5. What would Proust probe the train timetable for?

(see the answer key)

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