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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which professional professes to understand and interpret images?
(a) Psychoanalyst.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Artist.

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

3. Bachelard, expanding on the work of Rilke, proposes that a box top, like the cover of a pot, may do what?
(a) Lead to future discovery.
(b) Make the world get along better.
(c) Create deceptions.
(d) Maintain secrecy.

4. Bachelard's topoanalysis considers houses with at most how many levels?
(a) Two, including cellar and attic.
(b) Four, excluding cellar and attic.
(c) Three, including cellar and attic.
(d) Four, including cellar and attic.

5. What is a center of order in a house, according to Bachelard?
(a) The brain.
(b) The wardrobe.
(c) Stairways.
(d) Decorative objects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Bachelard, is able to enter the hidden space of the extreme?

2. What is a dream house for Bachelard?

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

4. How is a nest connected to the foliage of the forest according to the author?

5. A home of other days is an example of what for Bachelard?

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