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

2. 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.

3. What principles does Bataille say men associate with height in "The Big Toe"?
(a) Strength and authority.
(b) Good and light.
(c) Trustworthiness and leadership.
(d) Power and danger.

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

5. How does Bataille describe the Mithraic cult ritual of the sun in "Rotten Sun"?
(a) A worshiper puts out a priest's eye.
(b) A priest spatters a bull's blood on worshipers underneath.
(c) A priest stares into the sun to have a vision.
(d) A priest cuts a victim's throat on an altar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did George Bataille die?

2. What characterizes man in "The Eye"?

3. What was the subject of Bataille's first pamphlet?

4. What were Bataille's feelings for Breton?

5. When did Bataille deny his faith?

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