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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 the end of Section 4, Breton sat in a restaurant with Paul Eluard and who?
2. Who was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite?
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. Regarding the poem, "Sunflower," Breton wrote, ""I say that there isn't anything in this poem of 1923 that did not announce the most important thing to happen to me in ____."
5. Who wrote the film, L'Age d'or?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Breton feel the edits had done to the poem "Sunflower"?
2. Why did Breton cite Venus mythology in Section 6? What myths did he cite?
3. What did Breton write of his own relationship to discord in Section 6?
4. What did Breton remark of "desire" in Section 5? Did Breton view desire as a positive or negative emotion?
5. What automatic writing games did Breton describe in Section 5?
6. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?
7. What did Breton write regarding The Origins of Family in Section 5?
8. What did Breton write of "The House of the Hanged Man" in Section 6?
9. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?
10. What did Breton transition to following his descriptions of the volcano in Section 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and discuss the works of Arthur Rimbaud, and the Comte de Lautréamont. Why did Breton cite these artists in the book? What influences did they have on the Surrealist Movement?
Essay Topic 2
Why did Andre Breton begin Mad Love by discussing the theater? What metaphors did he make using this art form? Why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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