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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. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

3. What does a metaphor present?
(a) An intangible object as a tangible notion that is otherwise difficult to express.
(b) A tangible object described in full detail.
(c) A tangible object as an intangible notion that is otherwise difficult to express.
(d) An intangible object described in full detail.

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

5. 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) Artistic value.
(d) Aesthetic value.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Bachelard, topophilia can be described in what way?

2. What is a commitment of the soul according to the author?

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

4. The author proposes that loving the space in a house that opens to anywhere is an example of what?

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

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