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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 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.

2. How would you describe the images Bataille presents?
(a) Nonsensical.
(b) Complementary.
(c) Cumulative.
(d) Incongruous.

3. When was "Acephale" published?
(a) 1933 to 1937.
(b) 1936 to 1939.
(c) 1931 to 1944.
(d) 1942 to 1946.

4. What does Bataille say conspicuous consumption was used for?
(a) Destroying the foundation of wealth.
(b) Devaluing the trappings of wealth.
(c) Affirming the position of the rich.
(d) Attacking the inequalities in the economy.

5. When did Bataille and his mother abandon his father?
(a) When the father was imprisoned.
(b) When the mother took a job in Paris.
(c) When the Germans arrived in 1915.
(d) When the father went insane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Bataille being punished for in "[Dream]"?

3. What claim does Bataille discuss in "The Deviations of Nature"?

4. What critique does Bataille make in "The Critique of the Foundations of Hegelian Dialectic"?

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?

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