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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The House, from Cellar to Garret, The Significance of the Hut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bachelard, which level of a house is always dark and shadowy, like the unconscious?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The attic.
(c) The sleeping level.
(d) Every level.

2. Which level of a house is protected with strong beams and rafters, and, states the author, has darkness that disappears in daylight?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The attic.
(c) Every level.
(d) The main living area.

3. Psychoanalysis of artwork is primarily an analysis of what?
(a) Isolated poetic images.
(b) The personality of the artist.
(c) Mental stability.
(d) Market value of art.

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

5. What is another word for ontology?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Causality.
(c) Beingness.
(d) Psychoanalysis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As understood by Bachelard, a house features which two seemingly conflicting dimensions?

3. Bachelard realized his acquired knowledge in science was inadequate to understand what?

4. Which is the least significant element in the composition of a poem in Bachelard's opinion?

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

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