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

2. Bachelard, expanding on the work of Rilke, proposes that a box top, like the cover of a pot, may do what?
(a) Create deceptions.
(b) Lead to future discovery.
(c) Maintain secrecy.
(d) Make the world get along better.

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

4. When should metaphor be used, in Bachelard's opinion?
(a) Frequently, to add color and variety to expression.
(b) Rarely, only when words are inadequate.
(c) Rarely, only to add complexity to a poem.
(d) Frequently, to stimulate creativity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," what is the main benefit of a house?

2. Memories and images of previous dwelling places converge where according to the author?

3. A poetic image is independent of what according to Bachelard?

4. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?

5. Bachelard wrote of the menagerie of what?

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