View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cyclical time started with what group of people in Chapter 5?
(a) Bourgeoisie.
(b) Nomads.
(c) Pilgrims.
(d) Proletariat.

2. What era does Debord say was obsessed with death?
(a) Ancient Greece.
(b) Renaissance.
(c) Middle Ages.
(d) Ancient Rome.

3. Debord considers _______ and surrealism to be the theoretical endpoint for Art.
(a) Baroque.
(b) Dadaism.
(c) Minimalism.
(d) Impressionism.

4. Art's declaration of what was both its beginning and its end, according to Debord?
(a) Independence.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Politics.

5. The unification of culture has led to the demise of art and _________ in Chapter 8.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Language.
(c) History.
(d) Freedom.

6. Which philosopher is referred to in thesis 206?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Kierkegaard.

7. According to Debord, urbanization is __________.
(a) Tourism.
(b) Leisure.
(c) Alienation.
(d) Freedom.

8. What does urbanism institute as it destroys the cities in Chapter 7?
(a) Pseudo-cities.
(b) Pseudo-culture.
(c) Pseudo-wealth.
(d) Pseudo-countryside.

9. What is the pilot product of the first stage of commodity abundance, according to Chapter 7?
(a) The printing press.
(b) The washer.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The train.

10. What was the first ruling class for which labor was a value, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Political kings.
(b) Bourgeoisie.
(c) Ancient Romans.
(d) Royalty.

11. What period does Debord consider to be the beginning of Art?
(a) Dadaism.
(b) Minimalism.
(c) Baroque.
(d) Impressionism.

12. Production time is time ______ in Chapter 6.
(a) Devalued.
(b) Qualified.
(c) Valued.
(d) Quantified.

13. The goal of communism, as stated in Chapter 6, is to do what to everything that exists independently of individuals?
(a) Abolish.
(b) Synthesize.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Embrace.

14. What is the product of the leisure of localizations in Chapter 7?
(a) Urbanization.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Alienation.
(d) Tourism.

15. What does Debord predict will become the driving force of the American economy is the second half of the twentieth century?
(a) Media.
(b) Culture.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is representative of a person leaving cyclical time in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Debord say the spectacle originated?

3. What does Debord believe is ever-present in the process of the production of things?

4. What is modern society's obsession with time, as described in Chapter 6?

5. What is a necessary part of an abundant society, according to Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 328 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample