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Marcel Proust Questionnaire
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Kerry on March 11, 2007, 12:29:00 am ---Marcel Proust Questionnaire
Marcel Proust
1871-1922
Hmmm, does that face look familiar? Jake, are you related to Marcel?
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Marcel and Jake do look a bit alike! :D
Marcel was a cutie!
David In Indy:
For those of you who don't want to see other people's answers beforehand, here is a blank copy of the questionnaire.
Just copy the questionnaire below and paste it into your reply box! :D
1. What is your most marked characteristic?
2. What is the quality you most like in a man?
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
4. What do you most value in your friends?
5. What is your principal defect?
6. What is your favourite occupation?
7. What is your dream of happiness?
8. What, to your mind, would be the greatest of misfortunes?
9. What would you like to be?
10. In what country would you like to live?
11. What is your favourite colour?
12. What is your favourite flower?
13. What is your favourite bird?
14. Who are your favourite prose writers?
15. Who are your favourite poets?
16. Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
17. Who are your favourite heroines of fiction?
18. Who are your favourite composers?
19. Who are your favourite painters?
20. Who are your heroes in real life?
21. Who are your favourite heroines of history?
22. What are your favourite names?
23. What is it that you most dislike?
24. What historical character do you most despise?
25. What event in military history do you most admire?
26. What reform do you most admire?
27. What natural gift would you most like to possess?
28. How would you like to die?
29. What is your present state of mind?
30. To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
31. What is your motto?
David In Indy:
1. What is your most marked characteristic? My limitless energy. I have a very hard time sitting still!
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Chivalry and gentle strength
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? confidence
4. What do you most value in your friends? Their ability to put up with me no matter what!
5. What is your principal defect? Way to many to mention! My clumsiness is probably my principal defect. Or is he talking about PHYSICAL defects? I don't like my ears. I don't like the shape.
6. What is your favourite occupation? Physician. It's very hard work, but I think it would be very satisfying too, because I HATE seeing people sick or in pain. I think it would be nice if I could actually DO something for them.
7. What is your dream of happiness? I know it sounds corny, but my idea of hapiness is simply finding someone I love and who loves me, and settling down with him for the rest of my life.
8. What, to your mind, would be the greatest of misfortunes? A world completely devoid of love and hope.
9. What would you like to be? In general? A decent human being who, at the very least, brings joy and happiness to others.
10. In what country would you like to live? Wow! There's so many of them! Probably Denmark. I saw something on CNN last month which said Danes are the happiest people in the world. It's also a very beautiful country. I also love the Bahamas, and the Netherlands. Despite some of its shortcomings, the US is a very nice country too!
11. What is your favourite colour? Purple! I also love blue.
12. What is your favourite flower? Magnolia. I love my magnolia tree in my yard. Orchids are nice too.
13. What is your favourite bird? The Cardinal. They are so cute. They are also the state bird of Indiana!
14. Who are your favourite prose writers? Annie Proulx of course!
15. Who are your favourite poets? Edgar Allen Poe, Rupert Brooke, Carl Sandburg, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Henry Longfellow, Charles Baudelaire
16. Who is your favourite hero of fiction? Jack and Ennis! Okay, too easy. Right now my favorite hero is probably Harry Potter. I'm a REALLY big Harry Potter fan!
17. Who are your favourite heroines of fiction? Hermoine from "Harry Potter". Also, Charlotte from "Charlotte's Web". She's an animal (a spider) but she's a female spider. Does she count?
18. Who are your favourite composers? J. S. Bach, Mozart, Corelli, Vivaldi, Haydn, Handel, etc...
19. Who are your favourite painters? Monet, Frans Hals, Jan Vermeer, Rembrandt, Marc Chagall
20. Who are your heroes in real life? Anyone who is not afraid to show others love and affection. Today's world hungers for it, I think.
21. Who are your favourite heroines of history? Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Anna Shaw, Anne Frank, Princess Diana
22. What are your favourite names? Michael, Dennis, Cody, Christopher, Adam, Amy, Lisa, Tracy
23. What is it that you most dislike? Wars, killing and hatred
24. What historical character do you most despise? Adolph Hitler
25. What event in military history do you most admire? The end of the American Civil War
26. What reform do you most admire? The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's
27. What natural gift would you most like to possess? I would love to be able to paint or draw.
28. How would you like to die? Quietly and painlessly in my sleep.
29. What is your present state of mind? I'm in a very good mood!
30. To what faults do you feel most indulgent? I'm not sure I understand this question. What does he mean by this? I hate it when I do something embarrassing or stupid in public (which happens A LOT!) haha
31. What is your motto? Keep them guessing, because everyone loves a mystery! Also, live every day to the fullest.
Wow Kerry! That was HARD!!! ??? :P :D
Kerry:
--- Quote from: injest on March 11, 2007, 01:43:01 am ---14. Who are your favourite prose writers? Mary Renault
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Excellent choice, Jess! I concur! ;) :)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on March 11, 2007, 01:48:18 am ---22. What are your favourite names? Of what?
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That's a very valid question, Ms D. Until I read your response, I thought it related to people's names, but now I'm not sure! ??? :-\ ;) :)
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