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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bachelard, which level of a house is always dark and shadowy, like the unconscious?
(a) Every level.
(b) The sleeping level.
(c) The attic.
(d) The cellar.

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

3. Bachelard spent the majority of his career in what occupation?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Architect.
(c) Poet.
(d) Psychoanalyst.

4. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

5. How does Bachelard describe images that attribute human qualities to a nest?
(a) Astute.
(b) Obvious.
(c) Inane.
(d) Childish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Bachelard's metaphor of the chrysalis?

3. The works of Henri Bosco feature what areas, featuring connected passages with the possibility of escape?

4. Due to the intimacy of cherished objects, states Bachelard, housework can become what sort of activity?

5. Which level of a house is protected with strong beams and rafters, and, states the author, has darkness that disappears in daylight?

Short Essay Questions

1. As explained by Bachelard, what is the beingness, or ontology, of the poetic image?

2. What is the concept of pure sublimation as put forth by Bachelard, and why is it useful?

3. After years of study as a scientist, Bachelard shifted his attention to what new reality?

4. Why does Bachelard disagree with Bergson's metaphorical use of the drawer?

5. What is a house for a phenomenologist?

6. What does Baudelaire note, with regard to houses and the weather?

7. What is topoanalysis, according to Bachelard, with regard to a house and its hidden memories?

8. To what did Vlaminck compare the contentment of humans in their homes?

9. Why does Bachelard claim that daydreams of nests start us dreaming of security?

10. How do poets, psychologists, and psychoanalysts differ in their views of locks and closed boxes in the opinion of Bachelard?

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