Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939 Quiz Questions | Quiz: Section II (1932-1935)

Quiz: Section II (1932-1935)

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What did Bataille intend to define "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?
a) Dialectic aesthetics.
b) Dialectic limits.
c) Dialectic politics.
d) Dialectic philosophy.

2. How did Bataille relate to Andre Masson's drawings?
a) He saw himself as the lines and the paper themselves.
b) He saw himself as the entire cosmos.
c) He saw himself as the self in flight.
d) He saw himself as the sick man.

3. What does Bataille say dominates history in "Popular Front in the Street"?
a) Revolutions.
b) Democracies.
c) Fascists.
d) Technologies.

4. Where does fascism originate?
a) Among...
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