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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. What do societies focus on in Chapter 5 to enable them to span time?

2. Chapter 7 starts with a quote by _________.

3. What kind of alienation does Debord believe the spectacle specializes in?

4. What two poles does Debord believe the history of economy has turned on?

5. Debord considers _______ and surrealism to be the theoretical endpoint for Art.

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Debord, what is the problem when an ideology becomes the goal and not the means of a revolution?

2. What is the importance of critical theory, according to Debord?

3. What does Debord see as the role of tourism in the society of the spectacle?

4. What is Debord's view on the progression of art?

5. What is the pseudo countryside, according to Debord?

6. What is the relationship between time and labor in Chapter 6?

7. How does Debord describe fascism?

8. Where does the individual stand in historic time, according to Chapter 6?

9. What is the relationship between time and the bourgeoisie, according to Debord?

10. What are the alienating factors of urbanization in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss proletariat and the bourgeoisie through the lens of Russia and how this impacted Debord's philosophies. Which of his views of Russia are colored by Marxist theories?

Essay Topic 2

What is the extended metaphor that the spectacle represents?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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