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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Organization of Territory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Debord believe is successful at adapting to spectacular society?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Mythology
(d) Christianity.

2. What two poles does Debord believe the history of economy has turned on?
(a) North and south.
(b) Town and country.
(c) Rich and poor.
(d) Rulers and subjects.

3. What do societies focus on in Chapter 5 to enable them to span time?
(a) Technology.
(b) Money.
(c) Writing.
(d) Learning.

4. What does Debord say every Chinese person must study?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Marx.
(c) Mao.
(d) Confucius.

5. What effectively erases history, according to Debord?
(a) Irreversible time.
(b) Cyclical time.
(c) Agrarian time.
(d) Logical time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seeks to supersede all elements of historic time in Debord's opinion?

2. What does the commodity's mechanical accumulation unleash in Chapter 3?

3. Where was universal history born, according to Chapter 7?

4. The commodity is valued as what, in Chapter 3?

5. The Renaissance embodies a new form of possessing what in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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