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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. For whom did Marx and Engels write this?

2. Rius believes the answer to number 6 is worth trying even when?

3. Who did Marx's activities continue to upset?

4. Engels was the son of whom?

5. How many economic and philosophic terms did Marx produce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Marx and Engels commissioned to write? For whom did they write this?

2. What is the purpose of this book?

3. What is known about Marx's relationship with Jenny Von Westphalen?

4. Who is Frederick Engels?

5. How did Marx change while living in Paris?

6. What is the significant of Marx?

7. Why is Marx important to the author?

8. What can be said about Marx's influence on the world?

9. Describe Marx's existence.

10. Describe the creation of Capital.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marx's major work was Capital.

Part 1) What is Capital? How is this a major work?

Part 2) Can this truly be considered a work entirely by Marx? Why or why not?

Part 3) What other works were completed by Marx? How might they have influenced the writing of Capital?

Essay Topic 2

Marx marries Jenny Von Westphalen.

Part 1) Who is Jenny? Why does this cause some difficulties?

Part 2) Why might Jenny have married Marx? How does her marriage to Marx affect her life? Do you believe she, in the end, was happy with this marriage? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why does Marx marry Jenny? Should he have married her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

French socialism was a major influence on Marx.

Part 1) Who are the French socialists? In what did they believe?

Part 2) Are their ideas about society possible? Why or why not?

Part 3) How did Marx use the ideas of these socialists to expand upon or support his own ideas?

Part 4) How did Marx take these philosophical views and make them more practical? Do you agree with these practical views on how to solve the economic problems for exploited workers? Why or why not?

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