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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would eventually be an important work in world history?
(a) The Communist Manifesto.
(b) The Surrealist Manifesto.
(c) The Cartagena Manifesto.
(d) The Anarchist Manifesto.

2. How did Marx's father feel about him studying philosophy?
(a) He did not have an opinion on the matter.
(b) He was very pleased.
(c) He was perplexed.
(d) He was not pleased.

3. The terms "the left" and "the right" were coined when?
(a) About the time of Hegel's death.
(b) About the time of Hegel's birth.
(c) About the time of Hegel's first meeting with Kant.
(d) About the time of Hegel's philosophical studies.

4. Marx was Jewish. Did he consider himself Jewish?
(a) Usually.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Rarely.

5. Was Rius satisfied with what he learned about Marx?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Mostly.

6. Can Rius cover all of these terms?
(a) Not likely.
(b) Mostly.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

7. Of what church did Marx's father become a member?
(a) The Mormon church.
(b) The Catholic church.
(c) The Lutheran church.
(d) The Methodist church.

8. What does this approach do for Rius?
(a) It studying Marx more difficult.
(b) It gives him a chance to study Marx.
(c) It gives him an amount of credibility.
(d) It makes him feel good about his work.

9. He is widely regarded as the founder of what?
(a) Communism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Hypocrisy.
(d) Socialism.

10. What does Rius want to do regarding Marx?
(a) Encourage readers to believe Marx's philosophies.
(b) Introduce him to the average reader.
(c) Scare people away from Marxism and communism.
(d) Give students a taste of Marxism.

11. Who was ruthlessly exploited?
(a) Jewish workers.
(b) English workers.
(c) German workers.
(d) French workers.

12. The author says that others might think that Marxism is being simplified down for whom?
(a) Students.
(b) Simple minds.
(c) Other Marxists.
(d) Professors.

13. Hegel suggested that who might be God?
(a) Each person.
(b) Only certain people.
(c) The Pope.
(d) A handful of people.

14. Back in Germany, what did Marx begin with Engels?
(a) The "Communist Tribune."
(b) The "Social Democrat."
(c) The "New German Gazette."
(d) The "New Rhenish Gazette."

15. Marx was of which part of the spectrum between conservative and liberal?
(a) The conservative right.
(b) The Hegelian left bent.
(c) The far right.
(d) The Socialist left.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what was Marx charged and then acquitted?

2. What does Rius want this book to be?

3. How did Marx change while in Paris?

4. What happened when Marx became unpopular with European governments?

5. How was the answer to number 74 received at the time?

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