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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. What does Debord see as the beginning and the end of the spectacle?
(a) Unity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Separation.
(d) Hope.

2. What does an economic system founded on separation lead to, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Bondage.
(b) Insubordination.
(c) Proletarianization.
(d) Freedom.

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

4. According to thesis 42, the entirety of what is transformed into the total commodity?
(a) Labor sold.
(b) Production.
(c) Social interaction.
(d) Humantiy.

5. In the least industrialized regions, Debord believes dictatorships are felt in the form of what?
(a) Imperial domination.
(b) Fascist domination.
(c) Communism.
(d) Royalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In thesis 4, images _________ the spectacle.

2. The more a spectator contemplates life, the less Debord believes he is doing what?

3. Which of the senses does Debord believe the spectacle can manipulate the most?

4. According to thesis 44, the spectacle is a permanent _________ war.

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

(see the answer key)

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