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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fragmented phrase had Breton thought of months earlier, which resurfaced after the flea market in Section 3?
(a) Hanzel and Gretel ashtray.
(b) Cinderella shoe-strap.
(c) Cinderella ashtray.
(d) Rapunzel hairbrush.

2. In Freud's theory, the ego mediates among the ___, the super-ego and the external world.
(a) Super-ego.
(b) Self.
(c) Ego.
(d) Id.

3. What American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement, was best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Jacques Vaché.
(d) Sam Shepherd.

4. What did Breton note was "lacking" in Giacometti's sculpture?
(a) The face.
(b) The arms.
(c) The legs.
(d) The torso.

5. What refers to everyday items that can be transformed into art objects or reinterpreted as objects outside their intended utilitarian purpose?
(a) Art items.
(b) Catalyst items.
(c) Creative items.
(d) Found items.

Short Answer Questions

1. Breton wrote in Section 3 that the meaning of the slipper in Cinderella is that of "lost object" and that to Breton it symbolized what?

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?

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

4. What is the first of the questions posed by Breton in Section 2?

5. Who was the author of The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State?

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