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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the purpose of the Popular Front, in Bataille's account?
(a) To oppose fascism in France.
(b) To oppose Hitler.
(c) To oppose immigrants in France.
(d) To overthrow the Vichy government.

2. Why is classical utility theory inadequate, in Bataille's opinion?
(a) Utility theory disregards values like honor and virtue.
(b) Utility theory mystifies economics with talk of revolution.
(c) Utility theory is not compatible with the Marxist imperative of class revolution.
(d) Utility theory relies on principles like honor and duty.

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

4. What feeling does Bataille say grows in response to revolutionaries?
(a) Faith.
(b) Messianism.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Disillusionment.

5. Who developed the theory of conspicuous consumption?
(a) Thorstein Veblen.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Max Weber.
(d) John Dewey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Andre Masson establish the tone of his book of drawings?

2. What is the significance of the image of the labyrinth in the "The Labyrinth"?

3. What did fascism use Nietzsche's writing to oppose?

4. What are the two forms of heterogeneity Bataille introduces in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?

5. What does the homogeneous part of society purchase?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andre Masson create the tone of the drawings in the book for which Bataille wrote a preface?

2. What is fascism's relationship with homo- and heterogeneity?

3. What is the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous culture as Bataille defines them in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?

4. How does Bataille describe the individual in "The College of Sociology"?

5. What do Masson's drawing symbolize for Bataille?

6. What does contemporary society offer men in "The Sacred Conspiracy", and what does man demand for himself?

7. Briefly describe the theory of conspicuous consumption.

8. How do Fascists define God, in Bataille's account in "Propositions"?

9. Judging by "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic" and his other essays, what does Bataille see as the value of dialectics?

10. How does Bataille portray Engels' interpretation of Hegel's philosophy in "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?

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