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

2. Others would say that Marxist thought is what?

3. In Paris, Marx met the German, _____________, who has a significant impact on Marx.

4. How did Marx change while in Paris?

5. With what was Marx charged and then acquitted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the creation of Capital.

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

3. How did Engels and Marx meet and become friends?

4. For whom is this book written?

5. What is the purpose of this book?

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

7. What do many people think of Rius' attempt to summarize Marxism?

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

9. How did journalism change because of Marx?

10. What else did Marx write?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marx marries Jenny Von Westphalen.

Part 1) Who is Jenny? Why does this cause some difficulties?

Part 2) Why might Jenny have married Marx? How does her marriage to Marx affect her life? Do you believe she, in the end, was happy with this marriage? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why does Marx marry Jenny? Should he have married her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The Age of Faith occurred during the Middle Ages.

Part 1) What is the Age of Faith? Why did it occur?

Part 2) How did it affect philosophers? What occurred as a reaction to this Age of Faith? How did this occur?

Part 3) How are both the Age of Faith and the response to the Age of Faith seen today?

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