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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 4, Breton cites one of his poems where the tower sways like what?
2. Venus is associated with what Greek goddess?
3. 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 ____."
4. Where did Breton go to the top of a volcano in Section 5?
5. Breton described feeling an overwhelming need for what, while in Brittany in Section 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Breton write the poem, "Sunflower" in Section 4? To whom was it dedicated?
2. What imagery did Breton use in Section 5? What is the subject of this section?
3. How did Breton describe Lamba in Section 4?
4. What did Breton associate with his sense of discord on his trip in Section 6?
5. What is the subject and focus of Section 6? How does it relate to Section 6?
6. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?
7. What did Breton write of his own relationship to discord in Section 6?
8. What metaphors did Breton use in describing the flora and fauna at the volcano in Section 5?
9. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?
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
What two questions were posed by Andre Breton and Paul Eluard in The Minotaur? How did Breton define "the essential moment"?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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