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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rius argues that the various movements and revolutions that have happened since Marx's time point to what?
(a) An increasingly shaky socialism.
(b) An increasingly strong capitalism.
(c) No change in either capitalism or socialism.
(d) An increasingly shaky capitalism.

2. Hegel was attacked for these thoughts. Why?
(a) Largely because he was wrong.
(b) Largely because his beliefs went against more powerful individuals.
(c) Largely because he used the dialectical method.
(d) Largely because he was considered insane.

3. What assumes the existence of the divine?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Pagans.
(c) Idealism.
(d) Dreamers.

4. One Marxist theorist argued that by working for a capitalist and producing a commodity, the worker is increasing what?
(a) His own usefulness.
(b) His own understanding of the business world.
(c) His own education.
(d) His own alienation.

5. How did this group of people at this point in human history begin the creation of social classes?
(a) The smarter of the people began leading and instructing the others.
(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) They organized themselves according to interests and family groups.

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

7. The capitalist figures in the price of production, hidden costs, and his own profit when deciding the value of a product. What keeps the capitalist's profits growing?
(a) The efficiency at which he works.
(b) The desire for the product.
(c) The increase in interest in the product.
(d) The worker's labor power.

8. What was Ludwig Feuerbach?
(a) An idealist.
(b) A socialist.
(c) A materialist.
(d) A materialist, but metaphysical.

9. One of the aspects of most religions was a faith in some sort of afterlife. How did the Egyptians believe they had the hope of a better afterlife?
(a) If they treated others well.
(b) If they put up with slavery during their lives.
(c) If they built a tomb for themselves.
(d) If they were wealthy.

10. What was the counter attack of science and reason against religious fanaticism and dogma?
(a) The Romantic Period.
(b) The Neoclassical Period.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Middle Ages.

11. The capitalist buys what, along with the supplies, to make his product?
(a) The labor.
(b) Supporters.
(c) The building to house the supplies.
(d) Othe wealthy capitalists.

12. If power was in the hands of the rich, it is called what?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Intelligarchy.
(c) Oligarchy.
(d) Plutocracy.

13. How did Spinoza think of God?
(a) As a myth.
(b) As a leader of men.
(c) As the Almighty.
(d) As a spiritual principle.

14. Descartes used a _______________ logic to examine the world.
(a) Critical.
(b) Materialistic.
(c) Subject.
(d) Analytic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does alienation do to men?

2. The coalition can gain even more ground by doing what?

3. Marx's theories were leading him away from what?

4. Marx is a materialist and his work attempts to bring more consistency to _______________.

5. To what are Marx's theories leading him?

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