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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. What description does Bachelard give to Bergson's drawer metaphor?

2. As explained by the author in "Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes," what value does an image have that a metaphor does not?

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

4. What is anthropo-cosmology?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. As stated by the author in "House and Universe," what is the significance of old houses one used to live in?

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

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

4. 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"?

5. How did Bosco alter Bergson's drawer metaphor?

6. What is the anthropo-cosmology of a house as described by Bachelard?

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

8. As theorized by Bachelard, what is the main benefit of a house, and what is the significance of the house one is born in?

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

10. What is "La Redousse?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the struggle of Bosco's "La Redousse" against the menagerie of the hurricane. Why does Bachelin consider winter to be the oldest season reminding us of remote past? In "House and Universe," what does Bachelard state is the relationship between a house and the universe?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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