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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did this group of people at this point in human history begin the creation of social classes?
(a) They organized themselves according to interests and family groups.
(b) These "special" people gradually became the ruling or upper class.
(c) Those who had made discoveries were put in charge of the other people.
(d) The smarter of the people began leading and instructing the others.

2. Vico suggested that the history of man passes through how many different stages?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. In Europe, who was one individual who did advocate for rebellion against the church and its dictatorship?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Newton.
(d) Machiavelli.

4. Who were the individuals who tried to find logical explanations for natural events?
(a) The non-believers.
(b) The conservatives.
(c) The intelligent.
(d) The thinkers.

5. Seeing the world as mechanical is also known as what?
(a) Matriarchal.
(b) Maniachal.
(c) Mechanism.
(d) Metaphysical.

6. Increasing the efficiency of the work and the worker's productive output does what?
(a) Puts money in the capitalist's wallet and not the hands of the worker.
(b) Puts money in the hands of both the capitalist and the worker.
(c) Causes more stress on the worker.
(d) Puts money in the hands of the workers.

7. What increases alienation?
(a) The lack of ownership.
(b) Fear.
(c) The lack of support groups.
(d) Private ownership.

8. Marx's theories were leading him away from what?
(a) Pure philosophy.
(b) Practical philosophy.
(c) His predecessors.
(d) His original beliefs.

9. To what are Marx's theories leading him?
(a) Less abstract economic problems in society.
(b) In a more conservative direction.
(c) In a more radical direction.
(d) More abstract economic problems in society.

10. The price of a commodity or product is created through what?
(a) Natural disasters.
(b) Competition.
(c) A recession.
(d) War.

11. Communism was defined as what?
(a) The freedom of all.
(b) The emanipation of the simple-minded.
(c) The equality of all the intelligent.
(d) The emancipation of the proletariet.

12. Aristotle argued that social conflict occurred because of what reason?
(a) Fate.
(b) Economic and social inequality.
(c) Differing beliefs among people.
(d) Varying levels of intelligence.

13. What states that there is nothing beyond the natural?
(a) Christians.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Realists.
(d) Conservative.

14. Why is a worker's labor power a commodity in a capitalist state?
(a) The capitalist is the power.
(b) The capitalist sells the labor power.
(c) The capitalist buys the labor power.
(d) The capitalist gives the laborer the power.

15. What seeks scientific proof for what it examines, including religion?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Christians.
(d) Realists.

Short Answer Questions

1. The law of supply and demand often determines what?

2. What does not offer proof for those things that it proposes?

3. If power was in the hands of the rich, it is called what?

4. Marx wanted to create explanations without including who?

5. Giambattista Vico produced some _____________________ during this time, although he is not as well-known.

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