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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II (1932-1935).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bataille say money measures, in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?
(a) Status.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Work.

3. For what field did Bataille go to school?
(a) Renaissance art critic.
(b) Medieval librarian.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Writer.

4. What interrupts the road in "[Dream]"?
(a) Children.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Construction workers.
(d) Rats and vermin.

5. What feeling does Bataille exaggerate in "The Lugubrious Game"?
(a) Mournfulness.
(b) Respect.
(c) Irreverence.
(d) Admiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Bataille NOT use as an example of unproductive expenditure without value beyond itself?

2. When did Bataille deny his faith?

3. What were Bataille's feelings for Breton?

4. How do philosophers use natural forms, in "The Language of Flowers"?

5. Why was Bataille annoyed while riding his bicycle?

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