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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. In describing Lamba, Breton wrote, "This young woman who just entered appeared to be swathed in mist - clothed in" what?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Ice.
(c) Fire.
(d) Fur.

2. Who wrote Alice in Wonderland?
(a) Richard Burns.
(b) Andre Breton.
(c) F. Walter Scott.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

3. Breton refers to the myth of Venus and the what?
(a) Golden Hind.
(b) Golden Ring.
(c) Golden Harp.
(d) Golden Apple.

4. It was suggested to Breton that the house in Section 6 was where what had occurred?
(a) His dream.
(b) A murder.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A vision.

5. In the end of Section 4, Breton sat in a restaurant with Paul Eluard and who?
(a) René Char.
(b) Aube.
(c) Salvador Dali.
(d) Paul Cezanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Breton refer to as "a splendid fourteenth-century French town today abandoned to gypsies"?

2. In what year did Breton describe a trip to Brittany, in Section 6?

3. What did Breton note about the stories of Venus in Section 6?

4. When was the oldest known temple of Venus dedicated?

5. Brittany is located where in France?

Short Essay Questions

1. What juxtapositions did Breton use in his descriptions of Lamba in Section 4?

2. What automatic writing games did Breton describe in Section 5?

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

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

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

6. What is the subject and focus of Section 6? How does it relate to Section 6?

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

8. How did Breton describe Lamba in Section 4?

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

10. Why did Breton not name his company on his trip in Section 6?

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