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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In his self-reflection, Breton argued, he could point out the most significant and trivial details of his life and link them to the importance of what?
2. What refers to a mythological monster, half-man and half-bull?
3. What nineteenth-century French poet's Les fleurs du mal was very influential on surrealism?
4. Who published Illuminations in 1874?
5. What was the second object found by Breton and his friend at the flea market in Section 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Breton write in the postscripts for Section 3?
2. What art form does Breton open Mad Love discussing? Why?
3. What is the subject and focus of Section 2 in Mad Love?
4. What did Breton conclude would be his approach in Mad Love in Section 2?
5. What did Breton write in Section 1 of "the woman to appear"? How did he relate this to the Tarot?
6. What did Breton note about Giacometti's sculpture in Section 3?
7. Who was Friedrich Engels? How did he influence Breton?
8. What did the second found object in Section 3 represent for Breton?
9. What metaphor did Breton use in defining "convulsive beauty" in Section 1?
10. How did Breton define "chance" in Section 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the Hegelian dialectic, discuss Breton's argument that "convulsive beauty" must be seen in terms of the object in motion and in repose, and between an object that is wished for and an object that is found. What is meant by "convulsive beauty"?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the two surrealist journals, The Minotaur and Literature. Who originated each, and what impact did they have on the evolution of the Surrealist Movement?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the "found object" and the "art object" in Andre Breton's surrealist theory. What is the purpose of each to the artist and creator?
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