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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Commodity as Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Debord's opinion, the spectacle is an heir to the ______ of Western philosophy.
(a) Folly.
(b) Power.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Hope.

2. Through production, Debord sees the economy is based on __________.
(a) Quantitative development.
(b) Under-development.
(c) Over-development.
(d) Qualitative development.

3. The abundance of commodity is no more than _____________, according to Chapter 2.
(a) Super-survival.
(b) Survival negated.
(c) Augmented survival.
(d) Survival supplemented.

4. What is the contradiction that commodity must resolve according to thesis 45?
(a) Negotiation.
(b) Annihilation.
(c) Negation.
(d) Automation.

5. In thesis 35, the commodity abounds in ____________subtleties.
(a) Quantum.
(b) Fantastical.
(c) Metaphysical.
(d) Mythological.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spectacle monopolize, according to thesis 12?

2. According to thesis 42, the entirety of what is transformed into the total commodity?

3. In thesis 1, life has become mere ________.

4. What role does Debord believe money plays in commodity?

5. Debord believes the origin of the spectacle lies in the world's loss of what?

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