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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 two stances did Bataille combine?
(a) Merging and independence of men and women.
(b) Sacrilege and holiness of religion.
(c) Fulfillment and hollowing of man.
(d) Elevation and desecration of man.

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

3. Whom did Bataille join with to form the Popular Front?
(a) Breton.
(b) Marinetti.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Marx.

4. What flower is Marquis de Sade plucking petals off, at the end of "The Language of Flowers"?
(a) A daisy.
(b) A rose.
(c) A carnation.
(d) A lily.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bataille say his father looked like in "[Dream]"?

3. For what field did Bataille go to school?

4. What principles does Bataille say men associate with height in "The Big Toe"?

5. How does dialectic operate in "Notion of Expenditure"?

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