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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. What does urbanism institute as it destroys the cities in Chapter 7?

2. The unification of culture has led to the demise of art and _________ in Chapter 8.

3. The revolution will restore what in terms of travel and place, according to Chapter 7?

4. Chapter 7 starts with a quote by _________.

5. What must be historically manufactured in order to maintain the growth of the modern state bureaucracy in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Debord believe leisure plays in spectacular society?

2. Why has Christianity been successful at adapting to spectacular society in Debord's view?

3. What are the alienating factors of urbanization in Chapter 7?

4. What are the two aspects of culture that were lost as culture ended, according to Chapter 8?

5. Why do societies organize time, according to Debord?

6. What is the pseudo community in Chapter 7?

7. What question is being raised by a school of sociology originating in America in Chapter 8?

8. Where does the individual stand in historic time, according to Chapter 6?

9. What is Debord's view on the progression of art?

10. How does Debord describe fascism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the culture of the spectacle and the long term impact Debord believes it has on knowledge and art.

Essay Topic 2

What is the extended metaphor that the spectacle represents?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between commodity and celebrity, according to Debord? How are some of those themes echoed in modern American society?

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