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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. Because of the spectacle, society does not need to exercise economic ______ in Chapter 3.

2. In the quote from Red Flag at the beginning of Chapter 3, there is the proletarian conception and the _________ conception.

3. In Debord's opinion, what does the spectacle manufacture?

4. The commodity is exclusively what in nature, according to Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the "commodity world" shown for what it really is, in Debord's opinion?

2. What does Debord see as the difference between Marx and Hegel?

3. How do Russia and the Bolshevik Revolution demonstrate the problems of an educated proletariat?

4. What is the dichotomy of the spectacle, according to thesis 8?

5. What are the byproducts of celebrity, according to Chapter 3?

6. How has the commodity turned the whole planet into a single world market, according to Debord?

7. What is the relationship between commodity and consumption within the spectacle, according to Chapter 3?

8. What three things does the spectacle become, as explained in thesis 3?

9. How is a celebrity viewed by Debord as an individual within the spectacle?

10. How does Debord believe the spectacle negates life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between socialism, communism, and capitalism, and their respective places within the society of the spectacle.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of The Society of the Spectacle and their impact on the reader's experience.

Essay Topic 3

How can "survival gild poverty, but never transcend it"? What role does Debord believe poverty plays in the spectacle?

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