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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II (1932-1935).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Bataille NOT use as an example of unproductive expenditure without value beyond itself?
(a) Luxuries.
(b) Art.
(c) Public gardens.
(d) War.

2. What does Bataille claim the world is in "The Solar Anus"?
(a) Parody.
(b) Farce.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Comedy.

3. What feeling does Bataille say grows in response to revolutionaries?
(a) Distrust.
(b) Faith.
(c) Messianism.
(d) Disillusionment.

4. Under what conditions can a state be democratic, in Bataille's opinion?
(a) When heterogeneity can be controlled with force.
(b) When homogeneity happens spontaneously.
(c) When homogeneity can be broken up peacefully.
(d) When heterogeneity happens spontaneously.

5. What feeling does Bataille exaggerate in "The Lugubrious Game"?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Mournfulness.
(c) Respect.
(d) Irreverence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did "[Dream]" originate?

2. What claim does Bataille discuss in "The Deviations of Nature"?

3. How would you describe the images Bataille presents?

4. What interrupts the road in "[Dream]"?

5. Whom does Bataille refer to as untouchables in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?

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