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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through the commodity, what established itself as the dominant science in Debord's opinion?

2. In thesis 4, images _________ the spectacle.

3. To Marx, the __________ was more important than the law.

4. What does Debord believes lies behind the glitter of the spectacle's distractions?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does the spectacle become, as explained in thesis 3?

2. In Chapter 2, how have the forces of production changed the basis for human development?

3. How does Debord believe the spectacle negates life?

4. What does Debord see as the difference between Marx and Hegel?

5. What is the dichotomy of the spectacle, according to thesis 8?

6. What does Debord mean when he says the spectacle is "the sun that never sets..." in thesis 13?

7. What are the paradoxes of the spectacle, as described at the end of Chapter 3?

8. What is the role of science in Utopian society?

9. What does Debord mean when he says that the spectacle should be viewed as "a weltanschauung"?

10. What are the byproducts of celebrity, according to Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of the power of commodity as described by Debord and how it resonates throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does the spectacle deny humanity? Why does Debord believe this more true for the proletariat than the bourgeoisie?

Essay Topic 3

How do the cultural and historical aspects of The Society of the Spectacle impact the narrative? How do they impact the themes of life's illusion and emptiness?

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