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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Organization of Territory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dynamism of capitalism is ruled by things that are what, in Chapter 3?
(a) Naive.
(b) Old.
(c) Young.
(d) Wise.

2. What does Debord say is the most revolutionary idea concerning city planning?
(a) Urban centers.
(b) Workers' councils.
(c) Governments.
(d) Neighborhoods.

3. According to Debord, each new product is supposed to offer a shortcut to the promised land of what?
(a) Power.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Freedom.

4. Who does Debord see as representing the return of reflecting on secular power?
(a) Machiavelli.
(b) Marx.
(c) Debord.
(d) Hegel.

5. Who is representative of a person leaving cyclical time in Chapter 5?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Bourgeoisie.
(c) Proletariat.
(d) Pilgrim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Debord believe is the chief mechanism for passing on class power?

2. What kind of religion was a compromise between myth and history, according to Debord?

3. Dictatorships must be attended by permanent what, according to Debord?

4. What becomes a commodity in the economics of affluence, according to Chapter 3?

5. The revolution will restore what in terms of travel and place, according to Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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