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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through House and Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are reverberations as defined by Bachelard?
(a) Internalities, that which we hear.
(b) Externalities, that which we say.
(c) Internalities, that which we say.
(d) Externalities, that which we hear.

2. Bachelard uses what to illustrate the reality of poetic imagery?
(a) The idea of a painting.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) Science.
(d) The idea of a house.

3. The author believes that a well-drawn representation of a house inspires observers to do what?
(a) Cherish their own homes.
(b) Daydream or contemplate.
(c) Build a dream house.
(d) Yearn for the childhood house.

4. Which statement does Bachelard determine is most indicative of attic fears?
(a) Attic fears indicate childhood trauma.
(b) Attic fears take longer fade, and remain tentative and unknown.
(c) Attic fears indicate spiritual unrest.
(d) Attic fears may be reasoned away.

5. Why is the city house no longer cosmic for the author?
(a) The city house, or apartment, has no security because too many people live too close together.
(b) The city house, or apartment, has no verticality because elevators have replaced stairs.
(c) The city house, or apartment, is usually not one's childhood home.
(d) The city house, or apartment, has no intimacy because it shares common walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ability to imagine?

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

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

4. Rilke wrote that storms seem more aggressive and hostile where?

5. Topo-analysis is useful for studying what?

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