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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 courted Jenny Von Westphalen who came from what type of family?

2. With what was Marx charged and then acquitted?

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

4. How much of Marx's work does Rius want to present?

5. Karl Marx, or Charles Marx, was a Jewish German who lived when?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the creation of Capital.

4. How did journalism change because of Marx?

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

6. Why is Marx important to the author?

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

8. Who was Hegel? How was Marx influenced by him?

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

10. Who is Frederick Engels?

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

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

Through Lenin, Marx's ideas reach a world audience.

Part 1) Who was Lenin? How did he use Marx's work? Why did he use Marx's work?

Part 2) Why was Marx relatively unknown during his lifetime? How then did his ideas become popular and well-known through Lenin?

Part 3) How did Lenin both help and hurt Marx's philosophies?

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