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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. New Justine was set against the backdrop of what location?
2. In what year was "Sunflower" written?
3. According to Breton, "____, the only motive of the world, ____, the only rigor humans must be acquainted with, where could I better situated to adore it than on the inside of the cloud?
4. Jacqueline Lamba was which of Andre Breton's wives?
5. Who wrote the film, L'Age d'or?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Breton feel the edits had done to the poem "Sunflower"?
2. What is the subject and focus of Section 6? How does it relate to Section 6?
3. What did Breton associate with his sense of discord on his trip in Section 6?
4. Where did Breton describe visiting in Section 5? What was his impression of the location?
5. What is the subject and focus of Section 4? How does this section contrast from the previous one?
6. What imagery did Breton use in Section 5? What is the subject of this section?
7. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?
8. How did Breton describe Lamba in Section 4?
9. What did Breton remark of the flora and fauna in Section 5?
10. What automatic writing games did Breton describe in Section 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and discuss the works of Arthur Rimbaud, and the Comte de Lautréamont. Why did Breton cite these artists in the book? What influences did they have on the Surrealist Movement?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the life, career, and work of Man Ray. What relationship did Ray have with Breton? What involvement did Ray have within the Surrealist Movement?
Essay Topic 3
Using the Hegelian dialectic, discuss Breton's argument that "convulsive beauty" must be seen in terms of the object in motion and in repose, and between an object that is wished for and an object that is found. What is meant by "convulsive beauty"?
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