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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rius think about some of Marx's work?

2. Marx was of which part of the spectrum between conservative and liberal?

3. How might Rius' approach to Marxism be described?

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

5. What type of labor was common?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marx change while living in Paris?

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

3. What do people think of Marx?

4. How did journalism change because of Marx?

5. What else did Marx write?

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

7. Is Rius attempting to be prove himself to be a Marx scholar?

8. Why is Marx important to the author?

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

10. What does Rius think of his attempt to summarize Marxism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frederick Engels has a huge impact on Marx.

Part 1) Who was Frederick Engels? How did he impact Marx?

Part 2) Why did the two become friends? What do they have in common?

Part 3) Why might Marx be more well-known to the general population than Engels? Does this popularity make Marx more knowledgeable or a more profound philosopher than Engels? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many people would see Rius' attempt to summarize Marx as sacrilege.

Part 1) Why would they see it this way?

Part 2) Do you believe Marxism should be summarized? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why does Rius attempt to summarize Marx's works? What would Marx think of this? use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Marx concerned himself less with making a living than asking the meaning of life.

Part 1) Why was he not concerned about making a living? How did this affect his life?

Part 2) Is this desire to contemplate the meaning of life and disregard making a living due to environmental influences or hereditary influences?

Part 3) If Marx had been born in a different era, could he have had other interests and desires? Why or why not?

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