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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Spectacular Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Debord characterizes time in a classless society as being what?
(a) Playful.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Useless.
(d) Boring.

2. The economy's __________ as an independent power also spells its doom, according to Debord.
(a) Truth.
(b) Perception.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Pinnacle.

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

4. Debord sees Marxist theory as what?
(a) Philosophic.
(b) Historic.
(c) Innovative.
(d) Scientific.

5. What seeks to supersede all elements of historic time in Debord's opinion?
(a) Economic imperative.
(b) Revolutionary thought.
(c) Spectacular society.
(d) Political power.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Debord, Marxism was mutilated by what?

2. In Debord's opinion, what does the spectacle manufacture?

3. In thesis 35, the commodity abounds in ____________subtleties.

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

5. In the least industrialized regions, Debord believes dictatorships are felt in the form of what?

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