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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. Debord says the study of what is not enough to change the spectacle?

2. The Renaissance embodies a new form of possessing what in Chapter 5?

3. What era does Debord believe de-sanctified power?

4. In spectacular society, ___________ of time gives way to real time, according to Chapter 6.

5. What does Debord say planned environments have created?

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

4. What role does Debord believe leisure plays in spectacular society?

5. What is the new architecture that Debord contends is specifically designed for the poor?

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

7. What is the difference between cyclical time and irreversible time in Debord's opinion?

8. How is production time only pseudo-cyclical in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How has The Society of the Spectacle impacted your political or sociological views about life in America? Is America a society of the spectacle? What are specific examples?

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