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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Breton noted in Section 6 that his birthday coincides with the conjunction of Venus with what?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Saturn.
(d) The moon.

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

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

4. In its ability to foresee his relationship with Lamba, Breton referred to the poem "Sunflower" as a poem of what?
(a) God.
(b) Occult.
(c) Prophecy.
(d) Fate.

5. In what month did Breton describe visiting Brittany, in Section 6?
(a) February.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 5, Breton described some of the automatic writing games, including the repetition of some "childhood mirages," most notably the phrases "tree for bread" and "tree for" what?

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

3. In his descriptions of Lamba, where did Breton write of "a tiny, unforgettable fern climbing the inside wall of an ancient well, the deepest, most somber, and most extensive of all those that I have ever leaned over"?

4. Brittany is located where in France?

5. When was Pierre Reverdy born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What imagery did Breton use in Section 5? What is the subject of this section?

2. What did Breton remark of the flora and fauna in Section 5?

3. What did Breton write regarding The Origins of Family in Section 5?

4. What did Breton associate with his sense of discord on his trip in Section 6?

5. When did Breton write the poem, "Sunflower" in Section 4? To whom was it dedicated?

6. What did Breton remark of "desire" in Section 5? Did Breton view desire as a positive or negative emotion?

7. What did Breton write of "The House of the Hanged Man" in Section 6?

8. What trip did Breton recount in Section 6? Where did he go, and when?

9. What did Breton write of his own relationship to discord in Section 6?

10. What did Breton write of prophecy in his poem "Sunflower" in Section 4? How did he further illustrate this point?

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