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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained by the author in "Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes," what value does an image have that a metaphor does not?
(a) Artistic value.
(b) Phenomenological value.
(c) Humanistic value.
(d) Aesthetic value.

2. Using a metaphor, a happy household can be compared to what, according to the author?
(a) A soul at peace.
(b) A poem.
(c) A child's drawing.
(d) A flourishing nest.

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

4. Bachelard believes that philosophers are condemned by their equals to live on which floor of a house, metaphorically speaking?
(a) Stairways.
(b) The attic.
(c) The ground floor.
(d) The cellar.

5. What is forgotten by Milosz's cynical character?
(a) Childhood memories.
(b) Everything.
(c) Recent happy times.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cynical character created by the poet Milosz reminisces where?

2. For the Ancients, the shell is a symbol of what?

3. Bergson called drawers concepts into which what is classified?

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

5. What does every corner or angle in a house symbolize for Bachelard?

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