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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird decorates the base of the mirrors in the hallway of the theater?
(a) Swans.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Mallards.
(d) Robins.

2. What kind of bird did Breton like to hunt in the woods?
(a) Mallards.
(b) Buzzards.
(c) Kestrels.
(d) Owls.

3. What does Breton say the actors do in the Theater Moderne rather than listen to each other?
(a) Talk over each other.
(b) Run amok.
(c) Make dates with members of the audience.
(d) Perform to themselves.

4. What is the name of the book Breton wrote with Philippe Soupault?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Magnetic Times.
(c) Les Champs Magnetiques.
(d) La-Bas.

5. Which painter's paintings does Breton say have magnificent light?
(a) Chirico.
(b) Courbet.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Van Gogh.

6. What does Breton say is his favorite theater?
(a) Theater Moderne.
(b) Theater Surreal.
(c) Theater Noir.
(d) Theater Absurd.

7. Which of the following does Breton say we have to find Chirico's views on before we can understand his work?
(a) Love.
(b) Women.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Coffee.

8. What does Breton love to visit in Nantes?
(a) The beach.
(b) A museum.
(c) A lake.
(d) A park.

9. What is the play Breton says he has admired?
(a) The Sea Gull.
(b) Look Back in Anger.
(c) Les Detraquees.
(d) Les Humana.

10. What does Breton say he is determined by knowing?
(a) Whom he hates.
(b) Whom he haunts.
(c) Whom he inspires.
(d) Whom he loves.

11. What does Paul Eluard like to write?
(a) Novels.
(b) Poems.
(c) Essays.
(d) Short stories.

12. What color was the insect Breton dreamed about?
(a) Moss colored.
(b) Mud colored.
(c) Pebble colored.
(d) Sand colored.

13. What would Hugo say when he saw the largest gate?
(a) Pedestrian gate. madame.
(b) Main entrance, madame.
(c) Bridal gate, madame.
(d) Servant gate, madame.

14. What is the nationality of the man in the film who multiplies?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Vietnamese.

15. What is the name of the famous archway at the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle?
(a) Arch of Liberty.
(b) Grip of the Octopus.
(c) Porte Saint-Denis.
(d) Arc de Triumphe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Breton say Desnos is able to see?

2. What does Breton say the story about Hugo and the gates make him feel?

3. Who does Breton say he was talking to on the balcony whilst watching Couleur du Temps?

4. What does Breton say the Manoir d'Ango leaves in the courtyard when it explodes?

5. How does the insect try to choke Breton?

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