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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and what early 20th century's new line of artistic inquiry?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Cubism.
(c) Surrealism.
(d) Dadaism.

2. Breton claimed in Section 3 that the found object acted as a _____ for Giacometti.
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Detriment.
(c) Objective.
(d) Muse.

3. What refers to everyday items that can be transformed into art objects or reinterpreted as objects outside their intended utilitarian purpose?
(a) Found items.
(b) Catalyst items.
(c) Creative items.
(d) Art items.

4. What represents that organized part of the personality structure that includes defensive, perceptual, intellectual-cognitive, and executive functions?
(a) Ego.
(b) Super-ego.
(c) Id.
(d) Self.

5. In describing Lamba, Breton wrote, "This young woman who just entered appeared to be swathed in mist - clothed in" what?
(a) Fire.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Fur.
(d) Ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Salvador Dali from?

2. When was Pierre Reverdy born?

3. In his descriptions of Lamba, where did Breton write of "a tiny, unforgettable fern climbing the inside wall of an ancient well, the deepest, most somber, and most extensive of all those that I have ever leaned over"?

4. Section 3 begins by invoking one of the cornerstones of the avant-garde, referred to as what?

5. What did Breton write that he considered "temptation" to be?

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