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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Breton pose at the beginning of the novel?
(a) What am I doing here?
(b) Who am I?
(c) Is love real?
(d) Do we all live in the same reality?

2. What French city does Breton feel, other than Paris, something worthwhile can happen to him?
(a) Nantes.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Cannes.
(d) Versailles.

3. What does Breton hope his observations will make men aware of?
(a) The complexity of their thoughts.
(b) The importance of themselves as people.
(c) The inadequacy of their self-evaluation.
(d) The beauty of their simple nature.

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

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

6. What words does Andre Breton see appearing on several shop fronts?
(a) Les Champs Magnetiques.
(b) Politique.
(c) Grands Hommes.
(d) Bois-Charbons.

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

8. Who does the old woman say she has just a call from?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandson.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her granddaughter.

9. What painter does Breton mention in this section?
(a) Desnos.
(b) Peters.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Duchamp.

10. What city does the man in the film invade?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

11. What does Breton say the story about Hugo and the gates make him feel?
(a) A sense of reality.
(b) A sense of dread.
(c) A sense of age.
(d) A sense of proportion.

12. When was the only time Chirico said he could paint?
(a) When he was hungry.
(b) When he was going through a breakup.
(c) When he was in love.
(d) When he was surprised.

13. What philosopher's notes does Breton find in the Rimbaud book?
(a) Kant.
(b) Schiller.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Russell.

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

15. Where did Breton first meet Eluard?
(a) The Manoir d'Ango.
(b) The Etienne Dolet.
(c) The Conservataire Renee Maubel.
(d) The Hotel des Grands Hommes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the insect do at the machine?

2. What was the name of Victor Hugo's lover?

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

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

5. What does Breton say we can never hope to discover through work?

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