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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Debord considers _______ and surrealism to be the theoretical endpoint for Art.
(a) Minimalism.
(b) Baroque.
(c) Impressionism.
(d) Dadaism.

2. What period does Debord consider to be the beginning of Art?
(a) Dadaism.
(b) Minimalism.
(c) Baroque.
(d) Impressionism.

3. Critical theory has to be communicated in the language of __________ in Chapter 8.
(a) Agreement.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fear.
(d) Contradiction.

4. The unification of culture has led to the demise of art and _________ in Chapter 8.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Language.
(d) History.

5. In thesis 173, who is architecture now being specifically created for?
(a) The ruling class.
(b) Governments.
(c) The poor.
(d) Royalty.

6. In previous periods, who does Debord say architectural innovation served?
(a) The ruling class.
(b) Governments.
(c) Royalty.
(d) The poor.

7. What does Debord say planned environments have created?
(a) Classless society.
(b) Unity.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Artificial peasantry.

8. What does urbanism institute as it destroys the cities in Chapter 7?
(a) Pseudo-countryside.
(b) Pseudo-cities.
(c) Pseudo-wealth.
(d) Pseudo-culture.

9. Cyclical time started with what group of people in Chapter 5?
(a) Bourgeoisie.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Proletariat.
(d) Nomads.

10. What is the pilot product of the first stage of commodity abundance, according to Chapter 7?
(a) The washer.
(b) The train.
(c) The printing press.
(d) The automobile.

11. What era does Debord believe de-sanctified power?
(a) Roman.
(b) Renaissance.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Middle Ages.

12. The revolution will restore what in terms of travel and place, according to Chapter 7?
(a) Religious control.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Authentic journey.
(d) Democracy.

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

14. What is the product of the leisure of localizations in Chapter 7?
(a) Alienation.
(b) Urbanization.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Freedom.

15. Production time is time ______ in Chapter 6.
(a) Valued.
(b) Devalued.
(c) Qualified.
(d) Quantified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Debord uses whose definition of culture in Chapter 8?

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

3. According to thesis 165, the power to __________ is what has battered down the walls between physical places in society.

4. What is the most important unit in the packaged commodity of time, according to Debord?

5. What kind of alienation does Debord believe the spectacle specializes in?

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