you may or may not have heard of the proust questionnaire…basically it’s a set of questions about your life, values, etc. marcel proust took this quiz twice in his life, once when he was 13 and another time when he was 20. i though this was just an interesting and fun little thing to do. i’ll be taking the version of the questionnaire that proust took when he was twenty.
Your most marked characteristic?
- understanding
The quality you most like in a man?
- honour and loyalty
The quality you most like in a woman?
- the ability to be selfless
What do you most value in your friends?
- honesty
What is your principle defect?
- a need to be accepted
What is your favorite occupation?
- anything that provides content
What is your dream of happiness?
- a life surrounded by love and laughter
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- being anyone other than myself
What would you like to be?
- happy
In what country would you like to live?
- wherever my heart is satisfied
What is your favorite color?
- the colours of the sea
What is your favorite flower?
- roses
What is your favorite bird?
- doves and everything they symbolize
Who are your favorite prose writers?
- f. scott fitzgerald, john steinbeck
Who are your favorite poets?
- oscar wilde, william shakespeare, edgar allan poe
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
- atticus finch
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- daisy buchanan, alice
Who are your favorite composers?
- claude debussy
Who are your favorite painters?
- edvard munch, andy warhol, robert rauschenberg
Who are your heroes in real life?
- my mummy
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- elizabeth I, marie antoinette
What are your favorite names?
- alice, olive, oscar
What is it you most dislike?
- ignorance and intolerance
What historical figures do you most despise?
- those who inspired hatred
What event in military history do you most admire?
- apparently i need to brush up on my history
What reform do you most admire?
…seriously.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- the gift of song
How would you like to die?
- gently and loved
What is your present state of mind?
- frantic
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- the ones beyond my control
What is your motto?
- stay classy
