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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 described feeling an overwhelming need for what, while in Brittany in Section 6?
2. When was L'Age d'or released?
3. What kind of behavior did Breton write love "stirred up" in Section 4?
4. In Section 5, Breton compared passing through the rough landscape to the volcano with passing through what?
5. The film L'Age d'or was controversial because it was considered an attack on what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What metaphors did Breton use in describing the flora and fauna at the volcano in Section 5?
2. What did Breton write of his own relationship to discord in Section 6?
3. What did Breton write regarding The Origins of Family in Section 5?
4. What did Breton write of "The House of the Hanged Man" in Section 6?
5. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?
6. What did Breton remark of the flora and fauna in Section 5?
7. When did Breton write the poem, "Sunflower" in Section 4? To whom was it dedicated?
8. What is the subject and focus of Section 6? How does it relate to Section 6?
9. What did Breton feel the edits had done to the poem "Sunflower"?
10. Where did Breton describe visiting in Section 5? What was his impression of the location?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Breton's use of imagery, symbolism, and metaphor in his descriptions of Jacqueline Lamba in Section 4. What juxtapositions did the poet use? What effect did they have?
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