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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. What translation of The Communist Manifesto was supposed to be printed in Constantinople but did not occur?

2. What is not a country in which The Communist Manifesto was published?

3. When was the group in #150 tried?

4. Who was proclaimed the chief of European reaction?

5. Where was the preface of this preface signed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is responsible for the basic thought running through The Communist Manifesto?

2. Why isn't the Danish translation complete?

3. Who found their salvation from the proletarian during the Russian Revolution?

4. Where was The Communist Manifesto first published in English?

5. When and where was The Communist Manifesto Russian translation published?

6. What does this preface have to say that all history has been?

7. Where did the proletariat for the first time hold political power for two whole months?

8. In 1847, who were the two kinds of people who were considered socialists?

9. What sprang up in the European working class, who had recovered sufficient strength for another attack on the ruling classes?

10. What is said about the struggle between the classes at this current time? What is the stage that has been reached?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The government doesn't seem to be mentioned as a part of the process of changing society in Marx's text.

Part 1: Why do you think government reforms aren't considered to be valid in the process of changing society?

Part 2: In today's world, how could the government step in to change the class structure? Could it?

Part 3: Does the government seem to be a part of the problem of class struggles? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Capitalism, in Marx's opinion, seems to be the root of all evil.

Part 1: Define the idea of capitalism.

Part 2: What makes capitalism something that is necessary in society?

Part 3: How does capitalism hurt society?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, Marx is also quick to point out that the revolutionaries should also work with other political parties.

Part 1: Why does Marx want the people to work with other political parties?

Part 2: What happens if this includes bourgeois in the parties?

Part 3: Do you think there can only be one party in Communism? Why or why not?

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