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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. What does Bataille say about monsters in "The Deviations of Nature"?
(a) That they are necessary to keep people in line.
(b) That they represent the opposite of geometric regularity of form.
(c) That they are projections out of the ugliest part of humanity.
(d) That they are the best place to gain insight into people's feelings about themselves.

2. For what field did Bataille go to school?
(a) Renaissance art critic.
(b) Writer.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Medieval librarian.

3. How does Bataille describe the Mithraic cult ritual of the sun in "Rotten Sun"?
(a) A priest spatters a bull's blood on worshipers underneath.
(b) A priest stares into the sun to have a vision.
(c) A worshiper puts out a priest's eye.
(d) A priest cuts a victim's throat on an altar.

4. What does Bataille say coitus is associated with, in "The Solar Anus"?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Business.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Crime.

5. What was Bataille being punished for in "[Dream]"?
(a) Staying up too late.
(b) Playing with a hoop.
(c) Wetting himself.
(d) Seeing his parents naked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Breton's response to Bataille?

2. What was the "Acephale" group's primary purpose?

3. What is the benefit Bataille sees to having more than one meaning in his work?

4. What was Bataille afraid of as a child?

5. What writer coined the term conspicuous consumption?

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