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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. For Bachelard, what is amusing about space images?

2. Which French scholar envisioned a fortress town based on the spiral design of shells?

3. Ammonite shells spiral around what sort of axis?

4. In Bachelard's topoanalysis, in which level of a house does common sense live?

5. Who created the tiny character Tom Thumb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does proximity to the horizon have on all things seen?

2. In folklore and poetry, according to Bachelard's theory, in what way does image size transpose?

3. What two fears are contrasted by Michaux that may coexist even though they are opposites?

4. What does Bachelard propose, to give a door sacred character? What is sacred about doors?

5. For Milosz's cynical character, what is contained in the corners of the palace?

6. How do a psychologist and a phenomenologist differ when viewing a poetic image in Bachelard's opinion?

7. What does silence allow a person to do in the opinion of Bachelard?

8. What is the nature of Palissy's fortess?

9. As described by Bachelard, what is the forced-choice form of geometric reasoning associated with inside and outside that clouds metaphor?

10. In the opinion of Bachelard, how do dreams of the shell affect the mind? What Baltrusaitis notion illustrates this effect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of "invented childhood," as mentioned in "Corners." How does this relate to daydreaming and memories?

Essay Topic 2

What or who are the five characters of type created by Bachelard in "The Poetics of Space"? What is his motivation for creating each character? Why does he not feature a character known as "The Scientist"?

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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