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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III (1936-1939).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did fascism use Nietzsche's writing to oppose?
(a) The policies of Daladier.
(b) The view of the past being taught in German schools.
(c) Sentimentalism.
(d) The current political system.

2. Why is classical utility theory inadequate, in Bataille's opinion?
(a) Utility theory relies on principles like honor and duty.
(b) Utility theory is not compatible with the Marxist imperative of class revolution.
(c) Utility theory disregards values like honor and virtue.
(d) Utility theory mystifies economics with talk of revolution.

3. What does the cross demand, at the end of "Sacrifices"?
(a) Struggle with the lower self.
(b) Struggle with insurmountable obstacles.
(c) Embrace in struggle.
(d) Freedom from struggle.

4. What do flowers witness, in "The Language of Flowers"?
(a) Nothing but a moment in the life of the plant.
(b) The life and death of love.
(c) The reason for the plants' existence.
(d) The architectural order of fields and forests.

5. In "Sacrificial Mutilation and the Severed Ear of Vincent Van Gogh", how long does Bataille say it took Van Gogh to paint suns after his self-mutilation?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Nine months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bataille describe in "The Lugubrious Game"?

2. What are flowers not matched by, in "The Language of Flowers"?

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

4. What writer coined the term conspicuous consumption?

5. What is the first stage of revolution, in "The Use Value of D. A. F. de Sade"?

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