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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Marx influenced in Paris?
(a) The French socialists.
(b) Both French ideas and Russian anarchists.
(c) The government was very liberal.
(d) French art and music.

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

3. Rius states that many people would see his attempt to summarize Marx as what?
(a) An honor to Marx.
(b) A guide to Marxism.
(c) Sacrilege of important texts.
(d) An important example of Marxist ideas.

4. When was Marx expelled from Germany?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1879.

5. What does Rius hope this does for the reader?
(a) Worry him or her.
(b) Scare him or her.
(c) Inspire him or her.
(d) Educate him or her.

6. What did Rius want to do regarding Marx?
(a) Promote communism.
(b) Help others understand him better.
(c) Encourage others to be interested in Marxism.
(d) Understand him better.

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

8. How many economic and philosophic terms did Marx produce?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Tens.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

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

10. Where was Marx born?
(a) Trevirorum, Germany.
(b) Munich, Germany.
(c) Geneva, Switzerland.
(d) Frankfort, Germany.

11. How did Marx live for the rest of his life?
(a) In the United States.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In hiding.
(d) In poverty.

12. Many thinkers were looking for answers about what?
(a) How many planets exist in the galaxy.
(b) Mankind and the eternal questions that exist.
(c) What has created space.
(d) How mankind came to exist.

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

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

15. Rius argues that Marx has done what?
(a) Made the world a simpler place.
(b) Made the world a scarier place.
(c) Made the world a better place.
(d) Made the world a complicated place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marx courted Jenny Von Westphalen who came from what type of family?

2. Marx's work birthed political journalism. What did he invent?

3. How many of Marx's five children die from lack of medication?

4. Who often helped Marx out financially?

5. This book is to be ___________________ of Marx.

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