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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the plot of Breton's favorite play take place?
(a) A museum.
(b) A boy's school.
(c) A girl's school.
(d) An alleyway.

2. What was the name of Victor Hugo's lover?
(a) Nina Hagen.
(b) Helena Freud.
(c) Daniella Farkas.
(d) Juliette Drouet.

3. What does the insect do at the machine?
(a) Puts money in the slot.
(b) Hits it with its tail.
(c) Licks the metal.
(d) Blows it up.

4. Who does Breton say he feels closer to than any of his friends?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Huysmans.
(c) Flaubert.
(d) Van Gogh.

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

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

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

8. What does Breton visit in Saint-Ouen?
(a) A cinema.
(b) A flea market.
(c) A theater.
(d) A museum.

9. Where does Breton see the naked woman wearing only a coat?
(a) The Blue Castle.
(b) The Hippy Hall.
(c) The Electric Palace.
(d) The Trance House.

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

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

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

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

14. Whose poems does Breton say evoke deep emotions in him?
(a) Larkin's.
(b) Bacon's.
(c) Rimbaud's.
(d) Duchovy's.

15. What was the color of the woman's glove?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Breton describe the acting of the performers at Theater Moderne?

2. How does the insect try to choke Breton?

3. What is the name of the book Breton wrote with Philippe Soupault?

4. What kind of films does Breton have a weakness for?

5. Who has Breton always wished to meet in the woods?

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