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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. In thesis 1, life has become mere ________.
(a) Idols.
(b) Folly.
(c) Representations.
(d) Death.

2. The spectacle in thesis 4 is described as what?
(a) A social relationship.
(b) A political system.
(c) A foe.
(d) A monster.

3. Dictatorships must be attended by permanent what, according to Debord?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Violence.
(c) Unity.
(d) Antagonism.

4. What becomes a commodity in the economics of affluence, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Need.
(c) Dissatisfaction.
(d) Desire.

5. Who does Debord see as representing the essence of the spectacle's banality?
(a) Workers.
(b) Media stars.
(c) Presidents.
(d) Philosophers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the contradiction that commodity must resolve according to thesis 45?

4. What is the tendency that the spectacle creates for the planet to function under a single field of operation, according to Debord?

5. Debord says that survival can gild poverty, but it cannot ___________ it.

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