The Society of the Spectacle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Society of the Spectacle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Commodity as Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the chief product of present day society, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Hope.
(b) Lies.
(c) The government.
(d) The spectacle.

2. What role does Debord believe money plays in commodity?
(a) Lifeguard.
(b) Emissary.
(c) Diplomat.
(d) Counselor.

3. In thesis 35, the commodity abounds in ____________subtleties.
(a) Mythological.
(b) Quantum.
(c) Fantastical.
(d) Metaphysical.

4. Debord believes the spectacle uses money for what only?
(a) Control.
(b) Contemplation.
(c) Power.
(d) Culture.

5. What does Debord see as the beginning and the end of the spectacle?
(a) Unity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Separation.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Debord says that survival can gild poverty, but it cannot ___________ it.

2. In thesis 13, the spectacle is essentially what?

3. What has arisen as the proxy of the use value of a commodity, according to Chapter 2?

4. What is the contradiction that commodity must resolve according to thesis 45?

5. Through the commodity, what established itself as the dominant science in Debord's opinion?

(see the answer key)

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