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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III (1936-1939).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do men express their 'being', in "The Labyrinth"?
(a) By struggling for unreachable satisfactions.
(b) By attaining their goals.
(c) By rebelling against themselves constantly.
(d) By accepting the duality of their nature.

2. When did Bataille deny his faith?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1920.

3. What was Bataille summing up in his "Propositions"?
(a) His thoughts on Nietzschean metaphysics.
(b) His thoughts on modern culture.
(c) His thoughts on sex and perversity in modern life.
(d) His thoughts on the death of God.

4. What does Bataille describe in "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?
(a) How Hegel's dialectic method inspired revolutions.
(b) How Marx's dialectic method was misinterpreted.
(c) How Marx's dialectic method was developed.
(d) How Marx's dialectic method was critiqued.

5. What does Bataille describe as a symptom of cultural crisis?
(a) Administrative impudence.
(b) Bureaucratic regulation.
(c) Technological incompetence.
(d) Outrageous profits.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Bataille ride his bicycle for in "[Dream]"?

2. What claim does Bataille make in "The Obelisk"?

3. What description fits with the "Acephale" group?

4. What does the homogeneous part of society purchase?

5. When did Bataille publish "W.C."?

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