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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 16, Debord refers to the spectacle as a what?
(a) Train.
(b) Lake.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Plague.

2. Debord believes the origin of the spectacle lies in the world's loss of what?
(a) Unity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Separation.

3. What does Debord believe the commodity excludes?
(a) Reason.
(b) Quality.
(c) Quantity.
(d) Wealth.

4. Fads make the commodity more and more what, according to Debord?
(a) Useful.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Precious.
(d) Absurd.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Debord see as representing the essence of the spectacle's banality?

3. In thesis 4, images _________ the spectacle.

4. Dictatorships must be attended by permanent what, according to Debord?

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

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