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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phenomenology of Roundness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the least significant element in the composition of a poem in Bachelard's opinion?
(a) The isolated poetic image.
(b) Verse.
(c) Overall structure.
(d) Emotion.

2. Bachelard theorizes that dreams of nests inspire what?
(a) A desire to have a home that opens to nature.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Fear of flying.
(d) Dreams of security.

3. A home of other days is an example of what for Bachelard?
(a) Memories lost in a filing cabinet.
(b) Poetic irony.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Lost intimacy.

4. Who created the tiny character Tom Thumb?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Rilke.

5. As explained by Bachelard, why do the terms inside and outside not represent symmetrical realities?
(a) Inside is controlled, while outside contains storms and dangers.
(b) Inside is limited, while outside is vast and unlimited.
(c) Inside is manmade, while outside is natural.
(d) Inside contains memories, while outside evokes the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What romantic notion does Bachelard dispute?

2. When memories reside in parts of a house, which of the following is true in the author's opinion?

3. What does Bachelard say makes miniatures of all things seen?

4. What irony does Bachelard experience regarding imagination?

5. In Rilke's round sky poem, what concept echoes Michelet?

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