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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 Section 5, Breton described some of the automatic writing games, including the repetition of some "childhood mirages," most notably the phrases "tree for bread" and "tree for" what?
2. The island volcano that Breton went to in Section 5 was a part of what body of islands?
3. Breton refers to the myth of Venus and the what?
4. Breton remarked in Section 4 that he had retained a copy of "Sunflower" for over how long?
5. What did Breton refer to the fauna as on his trip to the volcano in Section 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?
2. How did Breton describe Lamba in Section 4?
3. What did Breton remark of the flora and fauna in Section 5?
4. What imagery did Breton use in Section 5? What is the subject of this section?
5. Why did Breton cite Venus mythology in Section 6? What myths did he cite?
6. What did Breton write of "The House of the Hanged Man" in Section 6?
7. What did Breton associate with his sense of discord on his trip in Section 6?
8. What is the subject and focus of Section 4? How does this section contrast from the previous one?
9. What metaphors did Breton use in describing the flora and fauna at the volcano in Section 5?
10. What did Breton write regarding The Origins of Family in Section 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Discuss the use of juxtaposition in surrealist art and literature. What did Breton assert was the purpose of juxtaposition? What are some examples he used in the text?
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