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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Annabel Lee"?
(a) Comte de Lautréamont.
(b) Arthur Rimbaud.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Alfred Jarry.

2. What did the dishwasher shout in the diner, as described by Breton in Section 1?
(a) "La bouche!"
(b) "Poisson soluble."
(c) "S'il Vous Plaît."
(d) "L'Ondine!"

3. Who published Civilization and Its Discontents?
(a) Carl Jung.
(b) Friedrich Engels.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Sigmund Freud.

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

5. Who was the author of The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) Friedrich Engels.
(d) Karl Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book's last line stated, "beauty will be CONVULSIVE or will not be at all"?

2. What term refers to a violent agitation or disturbance; commotion?

3. Breton argues that "convulsive beauty" must be seen in terms of the object in motion, and how?

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?

5. What term refers to a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment?

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