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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the author who wrote Madame Bovery?
(a) Andre Breton.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) Gustave Flaubert.
(d) Albert Camus.

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

3. What falls in the room after the silence?
(a) A knife.
(b) A light bulb.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A feather.

4. Who pointed out the Maison Rogue sign to Breton?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Albert Camus.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Louis Aragon.

5. What does Breton say he strives to discover?
(a) His relation to other men.
(b) His intellectual capabilities.
(c) The love of his life.
(d) His real parents.

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

7. What does the author say the two gates mirror about Hugo?
(a) His strengths and weaknesses.
(b) His loves and hates.
(c) His humor and seriousness.
(d) His friends and foes.

8. What is the name of the film Breton mentions in this section?
(a) Chinese Mayhem.
(b) The Tentacles of Hope.
(c) The Grip of the Octopus.
(d) The Fish in the Sea.

9. Why does Breton hit the insect with his cane?
(a) It is too ugly to bear.
(b) It is trying to destroy the machine.
(c) It is trying to bite his neck.
(d) He feels it has committed fraud.

10. What would Juliette when she pointed to the smaller gate?
(a) Pedestrian gate, monsieur.
(b) Bridal gate, monsieur.
(c) Main entrance, monsieur.
(d) Servant gate, monsieur.

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

12. What did the word Rogue appear as when looked at at a certain angle?
(a) Think.
(b) Police.
(c) Red.
(d) Rapper.

13. What kind of films does Breton have a weakness for?
(a) Hollywood films.
(b) Sci-fi films.
(c) Absurb films.
(d) Porn films.

14. What does Breton say we can never hope to discover through work?
(a) The true meaning of life.
(b) How far we can push ourselves.
(c) Our relationship to others.
(d) A sense of humor.

15. What does Breton say will have to examine about Chirico before we understand him?
(a) His bone structure.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His love life.
(d) His personal views.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who skull does Breton say the log connects with?

2. Which of the following does Breton say we have to find Chirico's views on before we can understand his work?

3. What does the woman at the market give Breton?

4. What city does the man in the film invade?

5. What is the nationality of the man in the film who multiplies?

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