In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
  • 1. What is the original French title of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) Le Temps Retrouvé
B) Du Côté de chez Swann
C) Sur la route du temps
D) À la recherche du temps perdu
  • 2. Who is the narrator of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) Marcel
B) Gilberte
C) Charles
D) Albertine
  • 3. What is the name of the first volume of 'In Search of Lost Time'?
A) The Guermantes Way
B) The Past Recaptured
C) Swann's Way
D) Within a Budding Grove
  • 4. What does Marcel ultimately seek to understand throughout the narrative?
A) Wealth accumulation
B) The nature of time
C) Political power
D) Artistic fame
  • 5. What literary technique is most associated with Proust?
A) Symbolism
B) Imagery
C) Stream of consciousness
D) Foreshadowing
  • 6. What does the famous madeleine symbolize?
A) Wealth
B) Memory
C) Loss
D) Love
  • 7. Which volume deals with the topic of the Guermantes family?
A) The Guermantes Way
B) Within a Budding Grove
C) The Captive
D) The Sweetness of Life
  • 8. What is the second volume of the series?
A) The Sweetness of Life
B) Cities of the Plain
C) The Prisoner
D) In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
  • 9. What is the focus of Marcel's reflections throughout the novel?
A) Economic theory
B) Political ideology
C) Social class struggles
D) Time and memory
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