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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dialectics of Outside and Inside.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bachelard believes that what must flow within in order to appreciate the dream process?
(a) Ontology.
(b) Humility.
(c) Topophilia.
(d) Intellect.

2. Poetry stimulates what sort of response in the reader in the opinion of Bachelard?
(a) Rhythmic thoughts.
(b) A forgotten image.
(c) Fear of isolation.
(d) Appreciation for rhymes.

3. Why does a conchologist classify shells?
(a) To discover diversity.
(b) To determine the age of the planet.
(c) To find the origin of creation.
(d) To better understand mollusks.

4. What romantic notion does Bachelard dispute?
(a) The lover's nest.
(b) Poetic imagery.
(c) The magic of rainbows.
(d) The refuge of the forest.

5. What, in the opinion of Bachelard, moves the dreamer into the world of infinity?
(a) Phenomenology.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Immensity.
(d) Boundaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Bachelard, what is the dichotomy of doors?

2. Bachelard's topoanalysis considers houses with at most how many levels?

3. Who, according to Bachelard, sees everything as small from atop their towers of domination?

4. Which is the least significant element in the composition of a poem in Bachelard's opinion?

5. According to Baltrusaitis, what can leap from a shell when reality is dismissed?

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