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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Unity and Division within Appearance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to thesis 55, struggles between forces have been established for the purpose of running what?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Political system.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Socioeconomic system.

2. The commodity is exclusively what in nature, according to Chapter 2?
(a) Subjective.
(b) Quantitative.
(c) Objective.
(d) Qualitative.

3. Through the commodity, what established itself as the dominant science in Debord's opinion?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Economics.
(c) Political sociology.
(d) Political economy.

4. Because of the economy of the commodity, the worker has a new role as what in Chapter 2?
(a) Citizen.
(b) Consumer.
(c) Producer.
(d) Voter.

5. Which of the senses does Debord believe the spectacle can manipulate the most?
(a) Touch.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Scent.
(d) Sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Debord believes lies behind the glitter of the spectacle's distractions?

2. In thesis 4, images _________ the spectacle.

3. What does an economic system founded on separation lead to, according to Chapter 1?

4. Chapter 2 begins with a quote from ___.

5. The historical moment of the spectacle corresponds to when the commodity completes what, according to Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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