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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 price of a commodity or product is created through what?

2. The capitalist gets richer, while the worker struggles to keep pace with basic needs. This led Marx to what idea?

3. The coalition can gain even more ground by doing what?

4. Who was Xenophanes?

5. Seeing the world as mechanical is also known as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Communist Manifesto?

2. What does Marx say about alienation?

3. How does Rius begin to examine the roots of Marxism?

4. What are Kant's ideas?

5. Who was Ludwig Feuerbach?

6. What are dialectics and the dialectical method?

7. How was religion used to keep workers enslaved?

8. Describe an example given by Marx about a capitalist employer.

9. What does Marx say about the capitalist?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hegel was a big influence on Marx.

Part 1) Who was Hegel? How did he influence Marx?

Part 2) With what aspects of Hegel's beliefs did Marx not agree? Why?

Part 3) Regarding Hegel, what other philosophies are important to study to understand Hegel's views, and, therefore, some of Marx's views? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Rius has divided up Marx's work into three "basics."

Part 1) What are the "basics?" Describe each of them.

Part 2) How do the ideas of other philosophers influence each of these "basics?"

Part 3) How do each of these "basics" support Marx's overall beliefs, as well as communism? How have these "basics" been used by governments recently in history?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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