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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Breton note about the stories of Venus in Section 6?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Abandonment.
(c) Murder.
(d) Passion.

2. When was the first postscript of Section 3 written?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

3. Breton argues that "convulsive beauty" must be seen in terms of the object in motion, and how?
(a) In repose.
(b) In space.
(c) In the mind.
(d) In existence.

4. In describing Lamba, Breton wrote, "This young woman who just entered appeared to be swathed in mist - clothed in" what?
(a) Fire.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Fur.
(d) Ice.

5. What book's last line stated, "beauty will be CONVULSIVE or will not be at all"?
(a) Ralentir travaux.
(b) Nadja.
(c) Un Cadavre.
(d) La Revolver à cheveux blancs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Breton refers to the myth of Venus and the what?

2. 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?

3. What refers to the practice of marriage with only one person at a time?

4. Who directed the film, L'Age d'or?

5. While the responses of the survey from Section 2 were largely insufficient, there was enough interesting material there that Breton felt what?

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