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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. The works of Henri Bosco feature what areas, featuring connected passages with the possibility of escape?
(a) Ultra-cellars.
(b) Mega-attics.
(c) Ultra-towers.
(d) Super-cellars.

2. 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) Humanistic value.
(c) Aesthetic value.
(d) Artistic value.

3. Bachelard explains that the relationship between a small box and a person's psychology of secrecy is known as what?
(a) Anthropo-cosmology.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Cosmology.
(d) Homology.

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

5. What is a center of order in a house, according to Bachelard?
(a) Decorative objects.
(b) The wardrobe.
(c) The brain.
(d) Stairways.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Ultimately, as explained in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," what can be used to communicate with other souls?

4. When memories reside in parts of a house, which of the following is true in the author's opinion?

5. Who noted that inside seems cozier when the outside weather is severe?

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