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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nietzsche's relationship with fascism, in Bataille's account?

2. What does Bataille say profit leads to, in "The Labyrinth"?

3. What does Bataille say pyramids ensure?

4. What are the two forms of heterogeneity Bataille introduces in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?

5. What did Bataille and Andre Masson dream about as Bataille was writing "The Labyrinth"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Fascists define God, in Bataille's account in "Propositions"?

2. How does a man find himself in "The Labyrinth"?

3. What pattern for self-discovery does Bataille offer in "The Sacred"?

4. What flaw does Bataille identify in dialectic philosophy in "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?

5. How does Bataille describe the individual in "The College of Sociology"?

6. What does Bataille say is the only true liberating act, in "Propositions"?

7. What will cause the death and resurrection of God, in Bataille's account in "Propositions"?

8. What does contemporary society offer men in "The Sacred Conspiracy", and what does man demand for himself?

9. What does Bataille see as the value of Christianity of in "The Notion of Expenditure"?

10. What is the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous culture as Bataille defines them in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role and importance of creativity in Bataille's thinking about art and politics.

Essay Topic 2

Bataille aligned himself with Catholicism before he broke with it as a young man--but what religion can we interpolate from Bataille's writing? Analyze his writings and describe the religion or lack of religion in Bataille's writing.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Bataille's political stance. What parties did he support in his day? What parties or policies would he likely support today?

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