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