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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. The spectacle is quintessentially dogmatic, yet produces no solid _______, in Chapter 3.
2. Dictatorships must be attended by permanent what, according to Debord?
3. According to thesis 55, struggles between forces have been established for the purpose of running what?
4. Which of the senses does Debord believe the spectacle can manipulate the most?
5. In thesis 13, the spectacle is essentially what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What effect did education of the proletariat have on revolution, according to Debord?
2. How has the spectacle evolved from a state of being to a state of appearing, according to Debord?
3. What role does Debord believe celebrity plays in the spectacle?
4. How is a celebrity viewed by Debord as an individual within the spectacle?
5. How is the "commodity world" shown for what it really is, in Debord's opinion?
6. What role did Hegel have in interpreting the world?
7. According to the quote by Lukacs at the beginning of Chapter 2, what does the commodity represent in society?
8. What is the difference between socialist revolution and anarchist revolution in Chapter 4?
9. What are the paradoxes of the spectacle, as described at the end of Chapter 3?
10. What does Debord mean when he says that the spectacle should be viewed as "a weltanschauung"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss proletariat and the bourgeoisie through the lens of Russia and how this impacted Debord's philosophies. Which of his views of Russia are colored by Marxist theories?
Essay Topic 2
What is the purpose of The Society of the Spectacle? What is the greater truth that Debord illustrates?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the differences between socialism, communism, and capitalism, and their respective places within the society of the spectacle.
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