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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Phenomenology of Roundness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bachelard theorizes that dreams of nests inspire what?
(a) A desire to have a home that opens to nature.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Fear of flying.
(d) Dreams of security.

2. Many houses are structured in levels, as described in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .,"appealing to what sense?
(a) The sense of superiority.
(b) The sense of escape.
(c) The sense of vertical rising.
(d) The sense of being closer to God.

3. What does every corner or angle in a house symbolize for Bachelard?
(a) Solitude for the imagination.
(b) Memories lost in cobwebs.
(c) Blocked thought.
(d) Impassable boundaries.

4. Who created the tiny character Tom Thumb?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rilke.

5. Which level of a house is protected with strong beams and rafters, and, states the author, has darkness that disappears in daylight?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The attic.
(c) Every level.
(d) The main living area.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Outside and inside space are like a mixture of what two concepts, in the opinion of the author?

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

4. Which four artist-thinkers does Bachelard cite early in "The Phenomenology of Roundness"?

5. According to the author, what sort of thought entails "either/or" with no middle ground?

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