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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. Who does Debord say delivered his own funeral oration in a sense?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Washington.

2. What does Debord believe the unity of poverty conceals?
(a) Unity.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Antagonism.
(d) Violence.

3. The historical moment of the spectacle corresponds to when the commodity completes what, according to Chapter 2?
(a) Isolation of humanity.
(b) Colonization of social life.
(c) Negation of humanity.
(d) Insubordination of social life.

4. In thesis 3, the spectacle serves as a means of what in society?
(a) Unification.
(b) Division.
(c) Education.
(d) Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In thesis 4, images _________ the spectacle.

2. In thesis 35, the commodity abounds in ____________subtleties.

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

4. The abundance of commodity is no more than _____________, according to Chapter 2.

5. What science did the Utopians take as their model?

(see the answer key)

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