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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bataille describe his work?
(a) Monocephalic.
(b) Bicephalic.
(c) Hydrocephalic.
(d) Acephalic.

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

3. When was George Bataille born?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1899.

4. How does Bataille describe his thinking in "Popular Front in the Street"?
(a) He said he worshiped the masses.
(b) He said he had an indomitable democratic streak.
(c) He said he had a paradoxical fascist tendency.
(d) He said he could not escape from the logic of fascism.

5. What writer coined the term conspicuous consumption?
(a) Veblen.
(b) Engels.
(c) Hegel.
(d) Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who contributed to "Documents"?

2. Where was Bataille born?

3. When was "Acephale" published?

4. What did "Acephale" primarily consist of?

5. When did Bataille deny his faith?

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