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Illuminations by Walter Benjamin
Contributed by: Drake
  • 1. Which essay by Benjamin discusses the impact of technology on art?
A) Critique of Violence
B) Theses on the Philosophy of History
C) Capitalism as Religion
D) The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
  • 2. What does Benjamin assert about the aura of artwork?
A) It is irrelevant to the viewer's experience
B) It is strengthened in modern art
C) It is diminished in the age of mechanical reproduction
D) It remains unchanged regardless of technology
  • 3. In which city did Walter Benjamin write 'Illuminations'?
A) Berlin
B) Frankfurt
C) Vienna
D) Paris
  • 4. Which philosophical tradition heavily influences Benjamin's thought?
A) Existentialism
B) Marxism
C) Phenomenology
D) Utilitarianism
  • 5. What is the focus of Benjamin's essay on 'The Flâneur'?
A) Urban experience and observation
B) Economic theory
C) Rural nostalgia
D) Psychological analysis
  • 6. What role does 'Aura' play in Benjamin's discourse?
A) It embodies the unique presence of a work of art
B) It represents a transactional value
C) It enhances reproduction
D) It symbolises consumerism
  • 7. What does Benjamin’s 'thesis on the philosophy of history' critique?
A) The myths in ancient texts
B) The linear conception of history
C) The cyclical nature of history
D) The role of archive in history
  • 8. Which statement best describes the 'flâneur' in Benjamin's essays?
A) A historical scholar
B) A rural poet
C) A passionate activist
D) A detached observer of urban life
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