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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Proletariat as Subject and as Representation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Debord use in Chapter 3 to demonstrate a fad?
(a) Washers.
(b) Shirts.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Keychains.

2. When did the bourgeoisie develop its autonomous economic power, according to Chapter 4?
(a) Ancient Rome.
(b) Modern Russia.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Medieval period.

3. According to thesis 21, what is a social necessity?
(a) Respecting.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Learning.
(d) Loving.

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

5. The commodity is valued as what, in Chapter 3?
(a) Qua commodity.
(b) Quo commodity.
(c) Il commodity.
(d) Id commodity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chief product of present day society, according to Chapter 1?

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

3. What does the commodity's mechanical accumulation unleash in Chapter 3?

4. In Debord's opinion, the spectacle is an heir to the ______ of Western philosophy.

5. What does the spectacle accumulate to the point where it becomes an image in Chapter 1?

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