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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. Greece produced three of the most well-known and important philosophers. Who were these philosophers?

2. How did Spinoza think of God?

3. The capitalist buys what, along with the supplies, to make his product?

4. What is meant by mechanistic?

5. Marx wanted to create explanations without including who?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Communist Manifesto?

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

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

5. How do the foundations of Marx's economic thought begin to come together?

6. Who are the two types of men philosophy sees? Describe these two types.

7. What does Marx say about the capitalist?

8. Who are three of Greece's most well-known and important philosophers? Give detailed information about the theories of one of these philosophers.

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

10. What are the ideas of Giambattista Vico?

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

Empiricism existed before Marxism.

Part 1) What is empiricism? How did this belief come to exist?

Part 2) How did men like Locke and Hume support this idea of empiricism? How did their beliefs, in turn, affect the leaders during their time?

Part 3) What role did empiricism play in the history of our own country?

Essay Topic 3

Marx and Engel wrote the Communist Manifesto.

Part 1) What is the Communist Manifesto? Why did they write it?

Part 2) How does this Manifesto reflect other philosophers works? How might it have influenced philosophers after Marx and Engels?

Part 3) How important is this Manifesto in Marx's career and title as the founder of Communism?

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