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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As experienced by Bachelard, who sees only negative sublimation?
(a) The psychologist.
(b) The poet.
(c) The psychoanalyst.
(d) The scientist.

2. The objectivity of a house, states Bachelard, is separate from what?
(a) Subjective matters of taste and style.
(b) Its decor.
(c) Subjective feelings and dreams.
(d) The objects it contains.

3. Memories and images of previous dwelling places converge where according to the author?
(a) Poetry.
(b) The new house.
(c) The soul.
(d) The imagination.

4. For Bachelard, why is the inner space of a wardrobe an intimate space?
(a) When closed, the inner space disappears.
(b) Not everyone sees it.
(c) Clothing reveals dreams.
(d) Clothing is part of one's persona.

5. How does Bachelard say we experience a house buried in a blanket of snow in what way?
(a) As a baby in a cradle.
(b) As a universal child from centuries earlier.
(c) As a warning of death.
(d) As a butterfly in a chrysalis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Contrary to the intellectual philosopher, states Bachelard, a poet may use words in what way?

2. As understood by Bachelard, a house features which two seemingly conflicting dimensions?

3. Who wrote of "La Redousse"?

4. How did Bosco transform Bergson's drawer metaphor?

5. What does a metaphor present?

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