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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Art's declaration of what was both its beginning and its end, according to Debord?
(a) Independence.
(b) Politics.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Beauty.

2. According to Debord, urbanization is __________.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Leisure.

3. Debord states at the end of Chapter 6 that the world has the ______ of another kind of time.
(a) Power.
(b) Will.
(c) Focus.
(d) Dream.

4. Culture is defined as what in Chapter 8?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Politics.
(c) Revolution.
(d) History.

5. In spectacular society, ___________ of time gives way to real time, according to Chapter 6.
(a) Promises.
(b) Illusions.
(c) Advertisements.
(d) Representations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a necessary part of an abundant society, according to Chapter 8?

2. Chapter 7 starts with a quote by _________.

3. What era does Debord believe de-sanctified power?

4. What two poles does Debord believe the history of economy has turned on?

5. What is strictly a secondary consideration of time by the modern production system in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the alienating factors of urbanization in Chapter 7?

2. What is the pseudo community in Chapter 7?

3. What is the relationship between time and labor in Chapter 6?

4. What is the relationship between time and the bourgeoisie, according to Debord?

5. What question is being raised by a school of sociology originating in America in Chapter 8?

6. Why does Debord believe the pilgrim is a representation of a person leaving cyclical time?

7. What is the difference between cyclical time and irreversible time in Debord's opinion?

8. What is the new architecture that Debord contends is specifically designed for the poor?

9. Where does the individual stand in historic time, according to Chapter 6?

10. Why do societies organize time, according to Debord?

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