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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is this philosophy of Hegel's that interested Marx?
(a) It argued that humanity created its own life.
(b) It argued that humanity created political organizations.
(c) It argued that humanity advanced because of conflict between oppressed and oppressor.
(d) It argued that God encouraged democratic values.

2. Today, people could be divided into three different groups, according to Rius. What are these three groups?
(a) Those who hate Marx, those who love him, and those who do not know him.
(b) Those who love Marx, those who like Marx, and those who are unsure about Marx.
(c) Those who do not know Marx, those who study Marx, and those who are experts of Marxism.
(d) Those who hate Marx, those who really hate Marx, and those who do not want to even think of Marx.

3. What had Marx become now that Germany had expelled him?
(a) A worried man.
(b) A poor man.
(c) A stateless man.
(d) A hated man.

4. Marx was most attracted to which of Hegel's philosophies?
(a) His Philosophy of Democracy.
(b) His Philosophy of Life.
(c) His Philosophy of Politics.
(d) His Philosophy of History.

5. Like others in his situation, to where did Marx move?
(a) London.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

6. Who often helped Marx out financially?
(a) Hegel.
(b) His father.
(c) Engels.
(d) His father-in-law.

7. What does the author seem to think about his book?
(a) It is sacrilege of important texts.
(b) It is useful for those who are not knowledgeable about Marxism.
(c) It is helpful to Marxists.
(d) It will be a good teaching tool for political science professors.

8. What did Marx do even when he was misunderstood?
(a) He supported capitalism.
(b) He continued his work.
(c) He stayed in Germany.
(d) He became less radical.

9. How did Marx change while in Paris?
(a) He became more radical.
(b) He became less concerned about social issues.
(c) He became more interested in governmental affairs.
(d) He became less radical.

10. What type of labor was common?
(a) Child.
(b) Female.
(c) African.
(d) Slave.

11. His father was a lawyer and Marx also went to law school. What did Marx do during law school?
(a) He spent more time having fun than studying.
(b) He spent many hours studying.
(c) He spent more time studying philosophy than studying law.
(d) He spent more time studying than making friends.

12. How does Rius describe Marx?
(a) As very confused.
(b) As an interesting man.
(c) As crazy.
(d) As an important thinker.

13. Does Rius pretend to be the ultimate Marx scholar?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) No.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Yes.

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

15. Hegel wanted to justify the idea of God by proposing what?
(a) A panlogism system.
(b) A monologism system.
(c) A mechanical system.
(d) A polygist system.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rius states that many people would see his attempt to summarize Marx as what?

2. The terms "the left" and "the right" were coined when?

3. From Bonn University, Marx moved where to finish his studies?

4. Almost every major change since the last century has what connection?

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

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