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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. Bourgeois socialism attains adequate ______ when, and only when, it becomes a mere figure of speech.

2. The history....is the history of _______________.

3. What does wage labor not create for the laborer?

4. [The proletariat] have a _________ to win.

5. The development of what keeps even pace with the development of industry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What languages was the Communist Manifesto meant to be published in?

2. Define the idea of the bourgeois society and group.

3. Describe the party that the Poles support.

4. Why do the Communists have the advantage over others?

5. In Switzerland, who do the Communists support?

6. List some of the opposing groups that The Communist Manifesto lists in the first pages of this section.

7. What do the authors say is already acknowledged by all the European powers to be itself a power?

8. What does Communism seek to do with property?

9. What does the beginning of this section have to say about Communism in terms of what it is NOT?

10. What phrases were used to completely emasculate the French socialist and communist literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money is certainly something that is factored into the discussion of Communism.

Part 1: Who has all the money in the society of Marx's time?

Part 2: How does this hurt society?

Part 3: How is money being taken away from the working class?

Essay Topic 2

The proletarian seems to have numerous forces working against him that cause his suffering.

Part 1: List two people that take money from the worker.

Part 2: What is the cycle that is set up in the worker's life, as it relates to money?

Part 3: Why can't the proletariat get out of this cycle?

Essay Topic 3

It seems that Marx wants to make the proletariat the ruling class, but this seems to be contradictory.

Part 1: If the proletariat are the ruling class, how is this different from the society's construct before that change?

Part 2: Does this idea seem to go against Communism?

Part 3: What problems might occur as a result of the proletariat being in charge?

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