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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. What does standing upright do for man in "The Big Toe"?
(a) Raises his head to the heavens.
(b) Distorts his vision with unnatural ideas.
(c) Lets him see things clearer.
(d) Hides his anus.

2. What was the subject of Bataille's first pamphlet?
(a) Praise of Cathedral Notre Dame des Reims.
(b) Criticism of his religion.
(c) Criticism of his father.
(d) Praise of his mother.

3. What does the other self-mutilator (besides Van Gogh) do in "Sacrificial Mutilation and the Severed Ear of Vincent Van Gogh"?
(a) Bite off his finger.
(b) Cut off his hand.
(c) Put out his eye.
(d) Drink his own blood.

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

5. How did Bataille relate to Andre Masson's drawings?
(a) He saw himself as the lines and the paper themselves.
(b) He saw himself as the self in flight.
(c) He saw himself as the entire cosmos.
(d) He saw himself as the sick man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What description fits with the "Acephale" group?

2. When did Bataille deny his faith?

3. What value does money articulate for workers?

4. When did Bataille form the Popular Front?

5. What does Bataille say would result from a difference of events in his experience?

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