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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bataille say poor people cannot stop rich people from doing?
2. What did Engels work for eight years to develop, but ultimately disavow?
3. What does Bataille say Nietzsche questions?
4. What did Bataille intend to define "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?
5. What aspect of the Marx/Hegel dialectic did professor Hartmann test?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does a man find himself in "The Labyrinth"?
2. What is fascism's relationship with homo- and heterogeneity?
3. What flaw does Bataille identify in dialectic philosophy in "The Critique of the Foundations of the Hegelian Dialectic"?
4. How does the artist give meaning in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
5. What is the importance of the obelisk in "The Obelisk"?
6. What do Masson's drawing symbolize for Bataille?
7. What is the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous culture as Bataille defines them in "Psychological Structure of Fascism"?
8. How does Alfred Rosenberg clarify the issue of Nietzsche's relationship with the Fascists?
9. How does Bataille reconcile the opposition between self and world in "Sacrifices"?
10. When does Bataille date the origin of the Popular Front to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Assess the value of Andre Breton's claim that Bataille was an 'excremental philosopher'. Is this a fair characterization of Bataille's work, or is Breton missing the point?
Essay Topic 2
How did the Popular Front fulfill Bataille's ideal of heterogeneity? Analyze his description of the organization in relation with his other essays about revolution and order.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Bataille's development as a person and as a writer over the course of his career. How did Bataille learn and grow? What were the primary questions or conflicts he grew by resolving?
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