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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Marx courted Jenny Von Westphalen who came from what type of family?
(a) A poor one.
(b) An aristocratic one.
(c) A middle class one.
(d) A royal one.

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

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

5. What does Rius think about some of Marx's work?
(a) They are easy to understand.
(b) They are useless.
(c) They are interesting;
(d) They are hard to digest and understand,

Short Answer Questions

1. Marx was Jewish. Did he consider himself Jewish?

2. Hegel wanted to justify the idea of God by proposing what?

3. What does Rius believe is worth trying?

4. Today, people could be divided into three different groups, according to Rius. What are these three groups?

5. Rius argues that Marx has done what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marx important to the author?

2. About whom is this book? Describe some background information about him.

3. What can be said about Marx's influence on the world?

4. Why can Rius not cover all of Marx's terms? What does he attempt to do instead?

5. What do many think of Marx's works? How did his works affect others?

6. For whom is this book? Why is it for this type of person?

7. Describe Marx's existence.

8. How did Marx use his poverty to his advantage?

9. What did Marx study in Berlin? How did this suit his personality? How did his father feel about this?

10. What were Marx and Engels commissioned to write? For whom did they write this?

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