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Are you ready to dive into the world of Marcel Proust? Test your knowledge on the life and works of this famous French author with our In Search of Lost Time Quiz. From his childhood to his literary masterpieces, this quiz will challenge your understanding of Proust's legacy. So, grab a pen and paper, and let's get started!
What is the title of Proust's seven-volume novel?
In Search of Time
The Remembrance of Things Past
The Chronicles of Marcel
The Life and Times of the Combray Family
In what city was Marcel Proust born?
Paris
Strasbourg
Marseille
Aix-en-Provence
What is the name of the protagonist in Proust's novel?
Albertine
Swann
Marcel
d) All of the above
In what year was the first volume of The Remembrance of Things Past published?
1907
1913
1922
1930
What is the name of the first volume of The Remembrance of Things Past?
Within a Budding Grove
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
Swann's Way
The Guermantes Way
What is the name of the aristocratic family that features prominently in Proust's novel?
The Combrays
The Guermantes
The Swanns
The Verdurins
What is the name of the young woman who becomes the object of the narrator's obsession in The Remembrance of Things Past?
Albertine
Odette
Gilberte
Andrée
1915
1922
1935
1945
What is the name of the second volume of The Remembrance of Things Past?
Swann's Way
Within a Budding Grove
The Guermantes Way
Sodom and Gomorrah
What is the name of the aristocratic woman who captivates the narrator in The Remembrance of Things Past?
Albertine Simonet
Odette de Crécy
Charlus de Brabant
Mme. Verdurin
In what year did Proust begin work on The Remembrance of Things Past?
1895
1906
1919
1925
What is the name of the fictional town in The Remembrance of Things Past that is based on Proust's hometown of Illiers-Combray?
Montjouvain
Balbec
Tansonville
Guermantes
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