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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Time and History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In thesis 13, Debord compares the spectacle to what?
(a) The sun.
(b) The universe.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 2, Debord refers to commodity as what?
(a) Old enemy.
(b) Sorcerer.
(c) Statesman.
(d) Old friend.

3. Marx favored what method to establish a socialist society?
(a) Gradual process.
(b) Totalitarian authority.
(c) Political campaign.
(d) Military coup.

4. In Russia, the Communist party takeover happened under _________.
(a) Lenin.
(b) Khrushchev.
(c) Marx.
(d) Stalin.

5. Debord says that survival can gild poverty, but it cannot ___________ it.
(a) Overcome.
(b) Validate.
(c) Transcend.
(d) Rationalize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the general responsible for the battle of Kursk?

2. What is the pivotal issue that Debord thinks is ignored in revolutionary theory?

3. Debord saw Hegel's role as one of a _____________.

4. Because of the economy of the commodity, the worker has a new role as what in Chapter 2?

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

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