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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Breton refer to the fauna as on his trip to the volcano in Section 5?
(a) Jurassic.
(b) Delicate.
(c) Enormous.
(d) Wise.

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

3. Breton regretted, in Section 4, that he no longer had the _____ of "Sunflower."
(a) Third version.
(b) Original manuscript.
(c) Second version.
(d) Last adaptation.

4. When was Paul Cezanne born?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1900.

5. The island volcano that Breton went to in Section 5 was a part of what body of islands?
(a) Spanish Canary Islands.
(b) Mediterranean Islands.
(c) Hawaiian Islands.
(d) Virgin Islands.

6. What was Jacqueline Lamba's occupation?
(a) Vocalist.
(b) Pianist.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Painter.

7. What poem of Baudelaire's is discussed in Section 5?
(a) "Opening."
(b) "Poesies."
(c) "Voyage."
(d) "Ending."

8. When was Pierre Reverdy born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1902.

9. What astrological sign was Andre Breton?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Virgo.
(c) Pisces.
(d) Capricorn.

10. When was the oldest known temple of Venus dedicated?
(a) 293 BC.
(b) 200 BC.
(c) 123 BC.
(d) 390 BC.

11. 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?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Desire.
(c) Love.
(d) Truth.

12. The film L'Age d'or was controversial because it was considered an attack on what?
(a) Western Civilization.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Anglican Church.

13. Breton remarked in Section 4 that he had retained a copy of "Sunflower" for over how long?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

14. Who directed the film, L'Age d'or?
(a) Salvador Dali.
(b) Andre Breton.
(c) Luis Bunuel.
(d) Paul Cezanne.

15. What did Breton write that he considered "temptation" to be?
(a) Deadly.
(b) Evil.
(c) Divine.
(d) Dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Breton see as a monument to things that are hidden, in Section 4?

2. Breton concludes Section 5 wondering if perhaps the connection between the coast, the house, the murder, and his desire for solitude do not constitute an ______ and a deliberate undoing.

3. Paul Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and what early 20th century's new line of artistic inquiry?

4. Jacqueline Lamba was which of Andre Breton's wives?

5. Venus is associated with what Greek goddess?

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