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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. Debord believes the spectacle uses money for what only?

2. In Debord's opinion, the spectacle is an heir to the ______ of Western philosophy.

3. In order to succeed, Debord says revolutionary theory must reject what?

4. In thesis 16, Debord refers to the spectacle as a what?

5. The abundance of commodity is no more than _____________, according to Chapter 2.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the commodity cycle within the spectacle, according to Chapter 3?

2. What historical moment does the spectacle correspond to, according to Debord?

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

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

5. What is the difference between socialist revolution and anarchist revolution in Chapter 4?

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

7. What is the spectrum of the spectacle that Debord describes?

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

9. What effect did education of the proletariat have on revolution, according to Debord?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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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