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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. What term refers to that of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted?
(a) Supreme.
(b) Holy.
(c) Godly.
(d) Sublime.

2. In Section 5, Breton made the connection between lovers as linked and lacy grass and as what in turn?
(a) Kittens and puppies.
(b) Ship-rigging.
(c) Trees and flowers.
(d) Laundry.

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

4. In Section 4, Breton cites one of his poems where the tower sways like what?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A blade of grass.
(c) A tree.
(d) A sunflower.

5. In what year did Breton describe a trip to Brittany, in Section 6?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1936.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Breton go to the top of a volcano in Section 5?

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

3. When was Paul Cezanne born?

4. Who was presumably with Breton in Brittany in Section 6?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the subject and focus of Section 4? How does this section contrast from the previous one?

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

4. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?

5. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?

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

7. Where did Breton describe visiting in Section 5? What was his impression of the location?

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

9. What metaphors did Breton use in describing the flora and fauna at the volcano in Section 5?

10. What did Breton transition to following his descriptions of the volcano in Section 5?

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