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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 did Bataille write while he was working?
(a) Articles on philosophy.
(b) Art criticism.
(c) A medieval romance.
(d) Book reviews.

2. Why was it a mistake for Bataille to use his intellectual violence on Breton?
(a) Breton's friends excommunicated Bataille from the surrealist circles.
(b) Breton ruined Bataille in revenge.
(c) Breton might have promoted it.
(d) Bataille lost friends over the gratuitous attack.

3. How long does Bataille ride his bicycle for in "[Dream]"?
(a) Until he wakes up.
(b) Until he falls.
(c) Until he finds his father.
(d) Until darkness descends.

4. How do philosophers use natural forms, in "The Language of Flowers"?
(a) As primitive forms of the things themselves.
(b) As metaphors for other natural forms.
(c) As symbols of sacred abstraction.
(d) As symbols for the experience and association of natural forms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the essay "Sacrifices" used as?

2. What does the title of "The Solar Anus" refer to?

3. When did Bataille deny his faith?

4. What does Bataille say surrealism is, in "The 'Old Mole' and the Prefix Sur in the Words Surhomme [Superman] and Surrealist"?

5. What does Bataille say the eye causes?

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