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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As understood by Bachelard, a house features which two seemingly conflicting dimensions?
(a) House and home.
(b) Unity and complexity.
(c) Height and width.
(d) Poetry and science.

2. What does a metaphor present?
(a) An intangible object described in full detail.
(b) A tangible object described in full detail.
(c) An intangible object as a tangible notion that is otherwise difficult to express.
(d) A tangible object as an intangible notion that is otherwise difficult to express.

3. To what iconic Van Gogh image does the author compare a bird's nest on the ground?
(a) Sunflower.
(b) Corn stalk.
(c) Childhood home.
(d) Thatched cottage.

4. Victor Hugo's literary character, Quasimodo, described what as "egg, nest, house, country and universe"?
(a) Aachen Cathedral.
(b) Notre Dame Cathedral.
(c) Canterbury Cathedral.
(d) The Taj Mahal.

5. Central to the author's main theme in "Nests," how does a simple image avoid intimidation?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Majesty.
(c) Color.
(d) Rhythm and rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which professional professes to understand and interpret images?

2. What is a center of order in a house, according to Bachelard?

3. Many houses are structured in levels, as described in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .,"appealing to what sense?

4. What is anthropo-cosmology?

5. What do poets create, according to Bachelard, to transcend conflicted night dreams?

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