Understanding Commodity Fetishism

Understanding Commodity Fetishism

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Marx compare commodities to in a capitalist society?

Natural resources

Objects of worship

Technological advancements

Historical artifacts

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of value that a commodity possesses?

Monetary and non-monetary value

Market and non-market value

Intrinsic and extrinsic value

Use value and exchange value

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the exchange process treat the labor involved in making a commodity?

As a historical event

As a personal achievement

As an abstract commodity

As a unique contribution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does commodity fetishism imply about social relationships?

They are genuine interactions between people

They are driven by emotional connections

They are mediated by objects

They are based on mutual respect

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory extends Marx's concept of commodity fetishism?

Theory of alienation

Theory of surplus value

Theory of historical materialism

Theory of reification