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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) Recreational.
(b) Creative.
(c) Group.
(d) Mundane.

2. For Bachelard, why is the inner space of a wardrobe an intimate space?
(a) Clothing is part of one's persona.
(b) Not everyone sees it.
(c) Clothing reveals dreams.
(d) When closed, the inner space disappears.

3. Poets, states Bachelard, use words to bring together what two entities?
(a) Individual and universe.
(b) Inside and outside.
(c) Past and present.
(d) Earth and sky.

4. What is anthropo-cosmology?
(a) The transformation of a house-like object when it is torn down.
(b) The transformation of a house-like object after it receives human body and soul.
(c) The transformation of a human body and soul after death.
(d) The transformation of a human body and soul when moving to a new house.

5. What is a dream house for Bachelard?
(a) The largest house in the area.
(b) A house that exists only in the poetic mind.
(c) A home one dreams of owning or a home one purchases and alters.
(d) A house accessible only in dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bachelard disagree with Bergson's metaphor of drawers to describe the human brain?

2. Where is the character, Emily, when she recognizes that she has withdrawn into herself?

3. What is contained within Milosz's corners?

4. When is the value of a house as intimate shelter most evident, according to Bachelard?

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

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