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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III (1936-1939).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the audience for "The Practice of Joy before Death"?
(a) Those who are ill.
(b) Those who believe in man's innate divinity.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) Those who believe in no beyond.

2. What are flowers not matched by, in "The Language of Flowers"?
(a) A show of human love.
(b) The purity of the sunshine.
(c) The work of bees.
(d) The corrupt hands that pick them.

3. What does Bataille say is analogous to the maternal breast?
(a) Love.
(b) Society.
(c) Technology.
(d) Death.

4. What does Bataille say democracy is based on?
(a) Open debate.
(b) A weak opposition.
(c) Free elections.
(d) Free speech.

5. What was Bataille afraid of as a child?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Rats.
(d) The Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bataille relate to Andre Masson's drawings?

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

3. What kind of eye does Victor Hugo describe in a poem Bataille cites?

4. What does Bataille say is the contradiction in Christians worshiping God?

5. When was George Bataille born?

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