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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Corners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to the intimacy of cherished objects, states Bachelard, housework can become what sort of activity?
(a) Creative.
(b) Recreational.
(c) Mundane.
(d) Group.

2. The author theorizes that an unhappy child will draw what sort of a house?
(a) Happy, with doorknobs and chimney smoke.
(b) Cold, motionless, and rigid.
(c) Small and dark.
(d) A dream house.

3. What is Bachelard's metaphor of the chrysalis?
(a) From the cottage chrysalis, the winged manor flies.
(b) From the childhood chrysalis, the butterfly moves to a new house.
(c) From the sturdy chrysalis, the delicate butterfly emerges.
(d) From the unnoticed chrysalis, the flamboyant butterfly flies.

4. Who wrote of "La Redousse"?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Baudelaire.
(c) Bosco.
(d) Bachelard.

5. What does Bachelard believe is an antidote for claustrophobia?
(a) Spending time away from one's house.
(b) Dynamic houses that open back out to the universe.
(c) Stairways.
(d) Light colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bachelard say we experience a house buried in a blanket of snow in what way?

2. The author believes that a well-drawn representation of a house inspires observers to do what?

3. What description does Bachelard give to Bergson's drawer metaphor?

4. The author proposes that loving the space in a house that opens to anywhere is an example of what?

5. For the author, what does a casket metaphorically provide?

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