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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. What effectively erases history, according to Debord?

2. Debord considers _______ and surrealism to be the theoretical endpoint for Art.

3. What do societies focus on in Chapter 5 to enable them to span time?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the pseudo countryside, according to Debord?

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

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

6. What role does Debord believe leisure plays in spectacular society?

7. Why has Christianity been successful at adapting to spectacular society in Debord's view?

8. What is Debord's view on the progression of art?

9. What are the two sides of culture that Debord proposes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the meaning behind the title of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and work of Guy Debord, his Marxist theories, and their impact on economic and political philosophies.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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