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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. Where does Debord say the spectacle originated?
(a) England.
(b) Rome.
(c) America.
(d) Greece.

2. According to Debord, each new product is supposed to offer a shortcut to the promised land of what?
(a) Power.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Satisfaction.

3. What do societies focus on in Chapter 5 to enable them to span time?
(a) Technology.
(b) Money.
(c) Writing.
(d) Learning.

4. What seeks to supersede all elements of historic time in Debord's opinion?
(a) Spectacular society.
(b) Political power.
(c) Revolutionary thought.
(d) Economic imperative.

5. What does urbanism institute as it destroys the cities in Chapter 7?
(a) Pseudo-cities.
(b) Pseudo-culture.
(c) Pseudo-countryside.
(d) Pseudo-wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What era does Debord say was obsessed with death?

3. Chapter 5 compares cyclical time and ________ time.

4. What does Debord say is the most revolutionary idea concerning city planning?

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

(see the answer key)

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