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