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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 2 begins with a quote from ___.

2. Because of the economy of the commodity, the worker has a new role as what in Chapter 2?

3. The specialization of _____ is the root of the spectacle, as described in Chapter 1.

4. Fads make the commodity more and more what, according to Debord?

5. What does the spectacle monopolize, according to thesis 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the spectacle evolved from a state of being to a state of appearing, according to Debord?

2. What is the spectrum of the spectacle that Debord describes?

3. What are the byproducts of celebrity, according to Chapter 3?

4. How has the commodity turned the whole planet into a single world market, according to Debord?

5. What historical moment does the spectacle correspond to, according to Debord?

6. What role do images play in the spectacle, as explained in thesis 2?

7. How does the spectacle "epitomize the prevailing model of social life," according to Debord?

8. What are the paradoxes of the spectacle, as described at the end of Chapter 3?

9. What is the relationship between commodity and consumption within the spectacle, according to Chapter 3?

10. How does Debord believe the spectacle emerges as the totality of social life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of The Society of the Spectacle and their impact on the reader's experience.

Essay Topic 2

How do the cultural and historical aspects of The Society of the Spectacle impact the narrative? How do they impact the themes of life's illusion and emptiness?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does the spectacle deny humanity? Why does Debord believe this more true for the proletariat than the bourgeoisie?

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