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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did "Acephale" primarily consist of?
(a) Bataille's writing.
(b) Anarchistic literature.
(c) Fascist rants.
(d) Surrealist writing.

2. Where was Bataille born?
(a) Reims.
(b) Pau.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Paris.

3. How did Bataille rebel against his father?
(a) By quitting school.
(b) By running away from home.
(c) By taking lovers.
(d) By becoming a Protestant.

4. Who introduced Bataille to surrealism?
(a) Andre Breton.
(b) Marcel Duchamp.
(c) Joan Miro.
(d) Michael Leiris.

5. What did Breton call Bataille?
(a) A incremental writing whore.
(b) A prophet.
(c) An excremental philosopher.
(d) A dubious genius.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose hands does Bataille describe conspicuous consumption as a tool?

2. When did George Bataille die?

3. Whom does Bataille refer to as untouchables in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?

4. What two stances did Bataille combine?

5. What was Breton's response to Bataille?

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