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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. When should metaphor be used, in Bachelard's opinion?
(a) Rarely, only when words are inadequate.
(b) Frequently, to stimulate creativity.
(c) Frequently, to add color and variety to expression.
(d) Rarely, only to add complexity to a poem.

2. What is a dream house for Bachelard?
(a) A house that exists only in the poetic mind.
(b) A house accessible only in dreams.
(c) A home one dreams of owning or a home one purchases and alters.
(d) The largest house in the area.

3. Who noted that inside seems cozier when the outside weather is severe?
(a) Baudelaire.
(b) Bachelard.
(c) Rilke.
(d) Bosco.

4. The author proposes that loving the space in a house that opens to anywhere is an example of what?
(a) Poetic irony.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Objective irony.
(d) Desire to move to a new house.

5. What are resonances as defined by Bachelard?
(a) Externalities, that which we hear.
(b) Internalities, that which we say.
(c) Internalities, that which we hear.
(d) Externalities, that which we say.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what iconic Van Gogh image does the author compare a bird's nest on the ground?

2. Who claimed that no man can build a nest as well as a small animal or bird?

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

4. What is the ability to imagine?

5. For Bachelard, topophilia can be described in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the wardrobe in relation to a house as described by the author in "Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes"?

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

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

4. What is the symbolism associated with a hermit's hut, as described in "The House, from Cellar to Garret, The Significance of the Hut"?

5. What is "La Redousse?"

6. How do cellar fears differ from attic fears, based on Bachelard's theories in "The House, from Cellar to Garret, The Significance of the Hut"?

7. How does Pasternak describe a nest?

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

9. Why does Bachelard focus on the isolated poetic image, even though it is the least significant element in the composition of a poem?

10. How are old homes and nests similar according to Bachelard?

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