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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The House, from Cellar to Garret, The Significance of the Hut.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bachelard uses what to illustrate the reality of poetic imagery?
(a) Science.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) The idea of a painting.
(d) The idea of a house.

3. The works of Henri Bosco feature what areas, featuring connected passages with the possibility of escape?
(a) Mega-attics.
(b) Ultra-cellars.
(c) Ultra-towers.
(d) Super-cellars.

4. As understood by Bachelard, a house features which two seemingly conflicting dimensions?
(a) Poetry and science.
(b) House and home.
(c) Unity and complexity.
(d) Height and width.

5. In the works of Edgar Allan Poe, murder and mayhem usually occur where?
(a) In dark attics.
(b) In the imagination.
(c) In criminal cellars.
(d) In childhood homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ultimately, as explained in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," what can be used to communicate with other souls?

2. Topo-analysis is useful for studying what?

3. When memories reside in parts of a house, which of the following is true in the author's opinion?

4. As explained in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," what is the main benefit of a house?

5. Central to the argument in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," which statement is most indicative of cellar fears?

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