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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. When did Bataille and his mother abandon his father?
(a) When the father went insane.
(b) When the mother took a job in Paris.
(c) When the father was imprisoned.
(d) When the Germans arrived in 1915.

2. When was George Bataille born?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1892.

3. Where did Bataille work until 1942?
(a) Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
(b) The National Gallery in London.
(c) Ecole des Beaux Artes.
(d) El Prado in Spain.

4. What does Bataille say is the contradiction in Christians worshiping God?
(a) They only go to church one day a week, but work the other six in profane employments.
(b) They hold people to scripture in private life but not in the marketplace.
(c) They elevate God's power, but claim it for themselves alone.
(d) They keep the poor down while their worship exalts them.

5. How do the rats appear in "[Dream]"?
(a) Swimming in the bilge.
(b) Crawling in ditches.
(c) Scratching in the walls.
(d) Hanging by their tails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bataille remember his father spanking him with in "[Dream]"?

2. How did Andre Masson establish the tone of his book of drawings?

3. What were Bataille's feelings for Breton?

4. What film does Bataille cite in "The Eye"?

5. How does Bataille describe his memory of his father pulling down his pants in "[Dream]"?

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