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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author believes that a well-drawn representation of a house inspires observers to do what?

2. When is the value of a house as intimate shelter most evident, according to Bachelard?

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

4. For Bachelard, what do primal images of nests and shells offer to a person?

5. Bachelard theorizes that dreams of nests inspire what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pasternak describe a nest?

2. 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"?

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

4. Why does Bachelard believe the ability to imagine is a major power of human nature?

5. How does Victor Hugo's character, Quasimodo, describe Notre Dame Cathedral? What functions do his feelings represent?

6. For Bachelard, how is a nest connected with the foliage of the forest?

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

8. How does Bachelard describe oneiric houses?

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

10. What is topophilia, according to Bachelard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Bachelard feel the need to dephilosophize and undo psychoanalysis in order to take a fresh approach to the process of imagination?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the nest-making method proposed by MIchelet in "Nests," and also describe the shell-building technique proposed by Robinet in "Shells." Why is Bachelard interested in these fanciful theories of building in nature?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Bachelard compare a snail shell with the interior of Quasimodo's huge box, Notre Dame? How does this comparison serve to shed light on Bachelard's main theme?

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