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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first stated and established the Hegelian dialectic?
(a) Arthur Rimbaud.
(b) Heinrich Moritz Chalybäus.
(c) Comte de Lautréamont.
(d) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

2. Mad Love was written as a continuation of what previous work which explored a relationship with a woman who later turned out to be mentally unstable?
(a) L'Air de l'eau.
(b) Ralentir travaux.
(c) Nadja.
(d) L'Immaculée Conception.

3. Who published Illuminations in 1874?
(a) Arthur Rimbaud.
(b) Jacques Vaché.
(c) Comte de Lautréamont.
(d) Alfred Jarry.

4. What French poet produced his best known works while still in his late teens and gave up creative writing altogether before the age of 21?
(a) Alfred Jarry.
(b) Arthur Rimbaud.
(c) Antonin Artaud.
(d) Jacques Vaché.

5. What term relates to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies?
(a) Tarot.
(b) Occult.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Heathenism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the dishwasher shout in the diner, as described by Breton in Section 1?

2. What term refers to the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled?

3. Who wrote Mad Love?

4. What kind of brooch was the waitress in the diner wearing, as described by Breton in Section 1?

5. Breton distinguishes in Section 1 between an object which is wished for and an object which is what?

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