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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Unity and Division within Appearance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Debord say delivered his own funeral oration in a sense?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Washington.
(d) Lincoln.

2. Who was the general responsible for the battle of Kursk?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. The more a spectator contemplates life, the less Debord believes he is doing what?
(a) Hoping.
(b) Believing.
(c) Living.
(d) Thinking.

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

5. Debord believes political economy never considers the worker in his what?
(a) Future.
(b) Totality.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to thesis 42, the entirety of what is transformed into the total commodity?

2. In thesis 9, Debord says truth is a moment of what?

3. In the least industrialized regions, Debord believes dictatorships are felt in the form of what?

4. What is the negative form of the consciousness of desire, in Debord's opinion?

5. The specialization of _____ is the root of the spectacle, as described in Chapter 1.

(see the answer key)

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