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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 refers to a pack of cards (most commonly numbering 78), used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games and for divination?

2. Breton stated, in the first postscript of Section 3, that he had repressed the connection between the spoon and the what?

3. What is the first of the questions posed by Breton in Section 2?

4. Who was the author of The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State?

5. Surrealist theory argues that what are important for the shock and surprise they elicit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the second found object in Section 3 represent for Breton?

2. What did Breton write of juxtaposition in the found object in Section 3?

3. What did Breton conclude about the use of public survey in Section 2?

4. What did Breton write in Section 1 of "the woman to appear"? How did he relate this to the Tarot?

5. Who was Friedrich Engels? How did he influence Breton?

6. What did Breton remark about the responses received from the survey in Section 2?

7. What artists were discussed by Breton in Section 1?

8. What did Breton write in the postscripts for Section 3?

9. What did Breton write of "chance" in surrealist theory in Section 1?

10. What was Breton's conclusion of the purpose of the objects in Section 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the Hegelian dialectic, discuss Breton's argument that "convulsive beauty" must be seen in terms of the object in motion and in repose, and between an object that is wished for and an object that is found. What is meant by "convulsive beauty"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the author Paul Eluard and his work, theories, and influence on the Surrealist Movement. How did Eluard meet Breton? What was their friendship like?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Breton's use of imagery, symbolism, and metaphor in his descriptions of Jacqueline Lamba in Section 4. What juxtapositions did the poet use? What effect did they have?

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