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

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) Every level.
(c) The attic.
(d) The main living area.

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

4. As explained in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," what is the main benefit of a house?
(a) To protect property.
(b) To create cities.
(c) To shelter daydreaming.
(d) To define boundaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the ability to imagine?

4. What are resonances as defined by Bachelard?

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

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