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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Commodity as Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In thesis 16, Debord refers to the spectacle as a what?
(a) Lake.
(b) Plague.
(c) Train.
(d) Mirror.

2. In thesis 13, the spectacle is essentially what?
(a) Tautological.
(b) Symantic.
(c) Systematic.
(d) Illogical.

3. The abundance of commodity is no more than _____________, according to Chapter 2.
(a) Super-survival.
(b) Augmented survival.
(c) Survival supplemented.
(d) Survival negated.

4. As it accumulates, where does Chapter 2 say that capital spreads to?
(a) The center.
(b) The periphery.
(c) The bottom.
(d) The top.

5. What does the spectacle accumulate to the point where it becomes an image in Chapter 1?
(a) Hope.
(b) Capital.
(c) Time.
(d) Need.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Debord's opinion, the spectacle is an heir to the ______ of Western philosophy.

2. The specialization of _____ is the root of the spectacle, as described in Chapter 1.

3. What is the chief product of present day society, according to Chapter 1?

4. In thesis 1, life has become mere ________.

5. The commodity is exclusively what in nature, according to Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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