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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II (1932-1935).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Bataille refer to as untouchables in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?
(a) The workers.
(b) The sovereign.
(c) The impoverished.
(d) The rich.

2. Why was it a mistake for Bataille to use his intellectual violence on Breton?
(a) Breton's friends excommunicated Bataille from the surrealist circles.
(b) Breton might have promoted it.
(c) Breton ruined Bataille in revenge.
(d) Bataille lost friends over the gratuitous attack.

3. What did Bataille intend to define "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?
(a) Dialectic aesthetics.
(b) Dialectic limits.
(c) Dialectic politics.
(d) Dialectic philosophy.

4. What film does Bataille cite in "The Eye"?
(a) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
(b) That Obscure Object of Desire.
(c) Andalusian Dog.
(d) L'Age d'Or.

5. Where does fascism originate?
(a) Among the middle classes who want to control the proletariat.
(b) Among the workers who seize control of the means of production.
(c) Among the rich who are threatened by an outside group.
(d) Among the poor who have nothing to establish power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the title of "The Solar Anus" refer to?

2. Where did Bataille go to school?

3. What does Bataille say the theory of conspicuous consumption is used for?

4. When did Bataille form the Popular Front?

5. Under whom does fascism unite society, in Bataille's account?

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