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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Organization of Territory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In previous periods, who does Debord say architectural innovation served?
(a) Royalty.
(b) The poor.
(c) Governments.
(d) The ruling class.

2. Cyclical time started with what group of people in Chapter 5?
(a) Proletariat.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Nomads.
(d) Bourgeoisie.

3. Chapter 7 starts with a quote by _________.
(a) Marx.
(b) Ruge.
(c) Machiavelli.
(d) Hegel.

4. The religious appeal to God is analogous to the peasant appeal to the ______, according to Chapter 5.
(a) Political power.
(b) Guild.
(c) Feudal lord.
(d) King.

5. When does Debord believe new products evaporate into vulgarity?
(a) In a consumer's imagination.
(b) In a consumer's home.
(c) In the spectacle's light.
(d) In the harsh light of reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. The creation of the pseudo community goes right into the heart of the _______ in Chapter 7.

2. What does the commodity's mechanical accumulation unleash in Chapter 3?

3. What is the pilot product of the first stage of commodity abundance, according to Chapter 7?

4. Who does Debord see as representing the return of reflecting on secular power?

5. What was the first ruling class for which labor was a value, according to Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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