View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained by the author in "Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes," what value does an image have that a metaphor does not?
(a) Phenomenological value.
(b) Aesthetic value.
(c) Humanistic value.
(d) Artistic value.

2. What do poets create, according to Bachelard, to transcend conflicted night dreams?
(a) New memories.
(b) Poetic daydreams.
(c) New resolutions to nightmares.
(d) Poetic descriptions of the night.

3. For Bachelard, topophilia can be described in what way?
(a) Fear of steep hillsides.
(b) Fears related to a house's interior space.
(c) Happy space that is eulogized and enjoyed.
(d) The nature of a plot of land, whether flat or sloped.

4. Childhood is held motionless, states Bachelard, by dreaming of what?
(a) The house where one was born.
(b) Nursery rhymes.
(c) The phenomenology of motherhood.
(d) Stick-figure drawings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bachelard wrote of the menagerie of what?

2. What is a dream house for Bachelard?

3. For Bachelard, breaking from the principles of scientific prudence is necessary in order to do what?

4. Which is the best description of "La Redousse"?

5. Many houses are structured in levels, as described in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .,"appealing to what sense?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 317 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample