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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 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"?
2. It was suggested to Breton that the house in Section 6 was where what had occurred?
3. In what year was Salvador Dali born?
4. Where did Breton go to the top of a volcano in Section 5?
5. What was Jacqueline Lamba's occupation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What juxtapositions did Breton use in his descriptions of Lamba in Section 4?
2. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?
3. What did Breton write regarding The Origins of Family in Section 5?
4. What is the subject and focus of Section 6? How does it relate to Section 6?
5. What did Breton associate with his sense of discord on his trip in Section 6?
6. What automatic writing games did Breton describe in Section 5?
7. How did Breton describe Lamba in Section 4?
8. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?
9. What trip did Breton recount in Section 6? Where did he go, and when?
10. What did Breton feel the edits had done to the poem "Sunflower"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Using the Hegelian dialectic, discuss Breton's argument that "convulsive beauty" must be seen in terms of the object in motion and in repose, and between an object that is wished for and an object that is found. What is meant by "convulsive beauty"?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the transition from the Dada Movement to the Surrealist Movement. What global events influenced these movements and their philosophies?
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