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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) Every level.
(c) The attic.
(d) The sleeping 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. Poetic imagery is real, according to Bachelard, even though it is not subject to what?
(a) Rules of household order.
(b) Rules of grammar.
(c) Rules of the marketplace.
(d) Rules of logic.

4. Topo-analysis is useful for studying what?
(a) Isolated poetic images.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) The structure of a poem.
(d) The structure of a house.

5. Bachelard realized his acquired knowledge in science was inadequate to understand what?
(a) The poetic imagination.
(b) The intricacies of architecture.
(c) The field of psychoanalysis.
(d) The real estate market.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Central to the argument in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," which statement is most indicative of cellar fears?

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

5. Why is the city house no longer cosmic for the author?

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