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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When memories reside in parts of a house, which of the following is true in the author's opinion?
(a) When a house is torn down, the memories fade.
(b) Dates of events are more important than the sense of where they occur.
(c) The soul cannot be at peace unless residing in the childhood home.
(d) Dates of events are less important than the sense of where they occur.

3. For psychoanalysts, what do conflicted locks and keys in dreams symbolize?
(a) Repression.
(b) New discoveries.
(c) Temptations.
(d) Sexual intimacy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ability to imagine?

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

3. What does Bachelard believe is an antidote for claustrophobia?

4. Topo-analysis is useful for studying what?

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

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