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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. The law of supply and demand often determines what?

2. To what are Marx's theories leading him?

3. Rius examines the roots of Marxism. At what does he begin by looking?

4. If power was in the hands of the people, it was what?

5. Of what is Thales the father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Kant's ideas?

2. What is surplus value? How does this affect the worker?

3. What was the Communist Manifesto?

4. What can be learned from the information in this chapter?

5. Describe the French socialists. What did Marx think of these men?

6. How might a socialist system be practical?

7. For what ideas was Hegel attacked? Why was he attacked?

8. What are the ideas of Giambattista Vico?

9. What took place after the Greek epoch? Describe this period of time.

10. What are the ideas of empiricism? Who supported these ideas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marx discusses alienation.

Part 1) What is alienation? how does this relate to the ideas of both Ludwig Feuerbach and Hegel?

Part 2) How does Marx's belief about alienation support socialism?

Part 3) Are Marx's views regarding alienation, private ownership, and socialism valid? 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

Giambattista Vico suggests that man passes through three different stages.

Part 1) Who is Giambattista Vico? What are these three stages?

Part 2) How does he support this belief? Is it valid? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do his beliefs compare to others at the same time?

Part 4) Are his suggestions relevant today? If so, how? If not, why not?

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