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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. When Marx and Jenny moved to Paris, where did Marx take a job?

2. Rius suggests what about non-Communists?

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

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

5. For whom did Engels work for awhile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the significant of Marx?

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

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

6. Who is Frederick Engels?

7. Why is Marx important to the author?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To examine the roots of Marxism, Rius begins by looking at early man.

Part 1) What does Rius say about early man, according to Marx?

Part 2) Do you believe this is accurate? Why or why not?

Part 3) What does this reveal about Marx's beliefs about religion and its power over people?

Essay Topic 2

Karl Marx is widely regarded as the founder of Communism.

Part 1) What is Communism? Why is he widely regarded as the founder of Communism?

Part 2) What theories are connected to Communism? How did they influence Marx's ideas?

Part 3) How might the world be different without Communism and Karl Marx? Use the text to support the response.

Essay Topic 3

French socialism was a major influence on Marx.

Part 1) Who are the French socialists? In what did they believe?

Part 2) Are their ideas about society possible? Why or why not?

Part 3) How did Marx use the ideas of these socialists to expand upon or support his own ideas?

Part 4) How did Marx take these philosophical views and make them more practical? Do you agree with these practical views on how to solve the economic problems for exploited workers? Why or why not?

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