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

2. What kind of behavior did Breton write love "stirred up" in Section 4?

3. What did Breton refer to the fauna as on his trip to the volcano in Section 5?

4. Breton noted in Section 6 that his birthday coincides with the conjunction of Venus with what?

5. The island volcano that Breton went to in Section 5 was a part of what body of islands?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Breton write regarding The Origins of Family in Section 5?

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

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

10. What did Breton write of "The House of the Hanged Man" in Section 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To whom was Mad Love dedicated? What did Breton write, closing Mad Love to this individual? How is Breton's views of gender reflected through this relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the objects found by Andre Breton and Paul Giacometti in the flea market. What impact did Giacometti's object have on his incomplete sculpture?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the life, career, and work of Man Ray. What relationship did Ray have with Breton? What involvement did Ray have within the Surrealist Movement?

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