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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. Surrealist theory argues that what are important for the shock and surprise they elicit?
2. What story did the spoon from the flea market evoke for Breton?
3. What did Breton recall an early definition of as "big spoons, enormous bitter-apples, and chandeliers of soap bubbles"?
4. What is the title of the photograph in Section 1 which accompanies Breton's discussion of Tarot?
5. What is the name of Andre Breton's daughter, to whom much of Mad Love is dedicated?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Sigmund Freud? What impact did he have on the Surrealist Movement?
2. Who was Man Ray? What contributions did he lend to Mad Love?
3. What did Breton and Giacometti conclude of the first object in Section 3?
4. What did Breton conclude about the use of public survey in Section 2?
5. What metaphor did Breton use in defining "convulsive beauty" in Section 1?
6. How effective was Breton's survey in Section 2? What did he conclude?
7. What did Breton write of "chance" in surrealist theory in Section 1?
8. What is the subject and focus of Section 3? What story did Breton retell in illustrating this subject?
9. What did Breton write in Section 1 of "the woman to appear"? How did he relate this to the Tarot?
10. How did Breton go about stating his case on "convulsive beauty" in Section 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the works of Freud and Engels cited in the text. What were each of these individuals known for? What influence did they have on the Surrealist Movement?
Essay Topic 2
To whom was Mad Love dedicated? What did Breton write, closing Mad Love to this individual? How is Breton's views of gender reflected through this relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Why did Andre Breton begin Mad Love by discussing the theater? What metaphors did he make using this art form? Why?
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