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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. Which philosopher is referred to in thesis 206?

2. What does Debord say is the most revolutionary idea concerning city planning?

3. What does Debord predict will become the driving force of the American economy is the second half of the twentieth century?

4. What seeks to supersede all elements of historic time in Debord's opinion?

5. Which Shakespeare play does Chapter 5 quote?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Debord believe the pilgrim is a representation of a person leaving cyclical time?

2. What question is being raised by a school of sociology originating in America in Chapter 8?

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

4. Why do societies organize time, according to Debord?

5. What is the pseudo community in Chapter 7?

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

7. How does Christianity play a role in measuring global time, in Debord's opinion?

8. What are the two sides of culture that Debord proposes?

9. How does Debord describe fascism?

10. Why has Christianity been successful at adapting to spectacular society in Debord's view?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of the power of commodity as described by Debord and how it resonates throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of The Society of the Spectacle? What is the greater truth that Debord illustrates?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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