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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Proletariat as Subject and as Representation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Russia, the Communist party takeover happened under _________.
(a) Marx.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Khrushchev.
(d) Lenin.

2. What does an economic system founded on separation lead to, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Insubordination.
(b) Bondage.
(c) Proletarianization.
(d) Freedom.

3. What becomes a commodity in the economics of affluence, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Dissatisfaction.
(c) Desire.
(d) Need.

4. Debord believes the origin of the spectacle lies in the world's loss of what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Unity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Separation.

5. The rise of __________ Communism exposes the lie of it being an international ideology, according to Chapter 4.
(a) European.
(b) Russian.
(c) American.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Debord believe new products evaporate into vulgarity?

2. Fads make the commodity more and more what, according to Debord?

3. Who was the general responsible for the battle of Kursk?

4. What did Hegel interpret according to Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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