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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. Whom does Bataille refer to as untouchables in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?
(a) The rich.
(b) The sovereign.
(c) The impoverished.
(d) The workers.

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

3. How does Bataille describe producing and selling in "The Use Value of D. A. F. de Sade"?
(a) As primitive phases.
(b) As revolutionary phases.
(c) As consumptive phases.
(d) As excretory phases.

4. What does Bataille say about monsters in "The Deviations of Nature"?
(a) That they are the best place to gain insight into people's feelings about themselves.
(b) That they are projections out of the ugliest part of humanity.
(c) That they are necessary to keep people in line.
(d) That they represent the opposite of geometric regularity of form.

5. What strategy does Surrealism use for presenting images?
(a) Layers of each image are stripped away until the essential truth is apparent.
(b) Images are piled on, one after another.
(c) Opposite images are contrasted.
(d) The images are distorted beyond recognition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bataille rebel against his father?

2. Who developed the theory of conspicuous consumption?

3. How does "The Language of Flowers" end?

4. Who arranged Bataille's psychoanalytic cure?

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

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