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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. Breton stated, in the first postscript of Section 3, that he had repressed the connection between the spoon and the what?

2. With whom does Breton relate a trip to a flea market in Section 3?

3. What book's last line stated, "beauty will be CONVULSIVE or will not be at all"?

4. What Surrealist journal is cited in Section 2 of Mad Love?

5. Who published Illuminations in 1874?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject and focus of Section 3? What story did Breton retell in illustrating this subject?

2. What did Breton note about Giacometti's sculpture in Section 3?

3. Who was Man Ray? What contributions did he lend to Mad Love?

4. What lines of Lautremont's did Breton quote in Section 1? Why?

5. What art form does Breton open Mad Love discussing? Why?

6. What did Breton write of juxtaposition in the found object in Section 3?

7. How effective was Breton's survey in Section 2? What did he conclude?

8. What metaphor did Breton use in defining "convulsive beauty" in Section 1?

9. What did Breton conclude would be his approach in Mad Love in Section 2?

10. Who was Friedrich Engels? How did he influence Breton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the author Paul Eluard and his work, theories, and influence on the Surrealist Movement. How did Eluard meet Breton? What was their friendship like?

Essay Topic 2

What two questions were posed by Andre Breton and Paul Eluard in The Minotaur? How did Breton define "the essential moment"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Breton's political views and the political climate during the Surrealist Movement. How did Communism impact surrealist theory? How did World War I?

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