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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the works of Edgar Allan Poe, murder and mayhem usually occur where?
(a) In childhood homes.
(b) In criminal cellars.
(c) In the imagination.
(d) In dark attics.

2. What are resonances as defined by Bachelard?
(a) Externalities, that which we hear.
(b) Internalities, that which we hear.
(c) Externalities, that which we say.
(d) Internalities, that which we say.

3. The author believes that a well-drawn representation of a house inspires observers to do what?
(a) Yearn for the childhood house.
(b) Daydream or contemplate.
(c) Cherish their own homes.
(d) Build a dream house.

4. Which professional professes to understand and interpret images?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Psychoanalyst.
(d) Artist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement does Bachelard determine is most indicative of attic fears?

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

3. What does Bachelard identify as the fatal flaw of locked boxes?

4. According to Bachelard's topoanalysis, what term can be used to describe city apartments?

5. The works of Henri Bosco feature what areas, featuring connected passages with the possibility of escape?

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