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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I (1927-1930).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bataille say about his book "W.C."?
(a) It was going to destroy the world.
(b) It was a prophecy.
(c) It was opposed to all dignity.
(d) It was execrable and shouldn't be published.

2. Whom did the Popular Front join with?
(a) Fascists and totalitarians.
(b) Democrats and Socialist Democrats.
(c) Bureaucrats and Communists.
(d) Communists and Socialists.

3. What film does Bataille cite in "The Eye"?
(a) L'Age d'Or.
(b) That Obscure Object of Desire.
(c) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
(d) Andalusian Dog.

4. What is the first stage of revolution, in "The Use Value of D. A. F. de Sade"?
(a) Staking a claim to a new kind of authority.
(b) Expelling a group from power.
(c) Appropriating the language with which groups claim power.
(d) Portraying your revolution as a utopian project destined to succeed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What strategy does Surrealism use for presenting images?

2. How do the rats appear in "[Dream]"?

3. What does Bataille say was the driving force beneath his heterodox theory?

4. What were Bataille's feelings for Breton?

5. When was "Acephale" published?

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