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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. Who wrote the Aeneid?

2. "Sunflower" is an example of what type of poetry?

3. In what month did Breton describe visiting Brittany, in Section 6?

4. It was suggested to Breton that the house in Section 6 was where what had occurred?

5. What did Breton note about the stories of Venus in Section 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What imagery did Breton use in Section 5? What is the subject of this section?

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

3. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?

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

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

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

7. What did Breton feel the edits had done to the poem "Sunflower"?

8. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?

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

10. What juxtapositions did Breton use in his descriptions of Lamba in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the works of Freud and Engels cited in the text. What were each of these individuals known for? What influence did they have on the Surrealist Movement?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the works of theater artists Alfred Jarry and Antonin Artaud. What impact did they have on surrealist thought and Andre Breton?

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