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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I (1927-1930).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Bataille ride his bicycle for in "[Dream]"?
(a) Until darkness descends.
(b) Until he wakes up.
(c) Until he falls.
(d) Until he finds his father.

2. How does dialectic operate in "Notion of Expenditure"?
(a) It animates class struggle.
(b) It results from revolution.
(c) It pacifies the proletariat.
(d) It prevents revolution.

3. Where was Bataille born?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Pau.
(c) Reims.
(d) Paris.

4. What does Bataille claim the world is in "The Solar Anus"?
(a) Parody.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Farce.
(d) Comedy.

5. What relationship do the writings in Section II have to the writings in Section I?
(a) They were implicit in them.
(b) They were unprecedented.
(c) They were logical extensions.
(d) They were unrelated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bataille say about his book "W.C."?

2. What did Bataille write while he was working?

3. What was Bataille being punished for in "[Dream]"?

4. How does Bataille describe his thinking in "Popular Front in the Street"?

5. Who arranged Bataille's psychoanalytic cure?

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