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

2. In the works of Edgar Allan Poe, murder and mayhem usually occur where?

3. Bachelard uses what to illustrate the reality of poetic imagery?

4. The objectivity of a house, states Bachelard, is separate from what?

5. Which level of a house is protected with strong beams and rafters, and, states the author, has darkness that disappears in daylight?

Short Essay Questions

1. After years of study as a scientist, Bachelard shifted his attention to what new reality?

2. Why does Bachelard believe the ability to imagine is a major power of human nature?

3. What, according to Bachelard, is the homology that exists between a small box and a person's psychology of secrecy?

4. What is the concept of pure sublimation as put forth by Bachelard, and why is it useful?

5. To what did Vlaminck compare the contentment of humans in their homes?

6. What is topoanalysis, according to Bachelard, with regard to a house and its hidden memories?

7. How does Victor Hugo's character, Quasimodo, describe Notre Dame Cathedral? What functions do his feelings represent?

8. How did Bosco alter Bergson's drawer metaphor?

9. How do cellar fears differ from attic fears, based on Bachelard's theories in "The House, from Cellar to Garret, The Significance of the Hut"?

10. What is the difference between image and metaphor, for Bachelard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As referenced throughout "The Poetics of Space," what is topoanalysis of a space? What sort of space does Bachelard describe as topophilia? How does the concept of topoanalysis relate to the study of the isolated poetic image?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of "invented childhood," as mentioned in "Corners." How does this relate to daydreaming and memories?

Essay Topic 3

As mentioned in "Introduction," discuss the distinct viewpoints of The Poet and The Phenomenologist (capitalized to indicate their stature as characters of type in "The Poetics of Space"), as contrasted with Bachelard's own former identity, the scientist?

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