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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Bachelard's metaphor of the chrysalis?
(a) From the cottage chrysalis, the winged manor flies.
(b) From the unnoticed chrysalis, the flamboyant butterfly flies.
(c) From the childhood chrysalis, the butterfly moves to a new house.
(d) From the sturdy chrysalis, the delicate butterfly emerges.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?

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

3. Due to the intimacy of cherished objects, states Bachelard, housework can become what sort of activity?

4. What are reverberations as defined by Bachelard?

5. Bachelard believes that rooms and houses are psychological diagrams writers and poets use to analyze what?

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