In 1987, the Software Company Infocom Released a Game Called

question 170

Multiple Choice

In 1987, the software company Infocom released a game called Bureaucracy, scripted by the science-fiction writer Douglas Adams. In the game, a character struggles to keep her blood pressure low enough to avoid a heart attack while changing her address and dealing with a large, impersonal, and inefficient bureaucracy. Although the game is meant to be humorous, what element of Bureaucracy would be familiar to Max Weber?

• A) nothing
• B) the frustration that comes with dealing with a life free of bureaucracy
• C) the sense of humor and whimsy with which the game treats bureaucracies
• D) the lack of efficiency associated with bureaucracies
• E) the impersonal nature of bureaucracy

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