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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. What does not offer proof for those things that it proposes?

2. The price of a commodity or product is created through what?

3. What did Pythagoras argue?

4. How did this group of people at this point in human history begin the creation of social classes?

5. What can make a difference in the workers' situation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Ludwig Feuerbach?

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

5. Why does Marx not believe that simply raising the workers' salaries would change the situation?

6. What does Marx say about alienation?

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

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

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

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

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

The Age of Faith occurred during the Middle Ages.

Part 1) What is the Age of Faith? Why did it occur?

Part 2) How did it affect philosophers? What occurred as a reaction to this Age of Faith? How did this occur?

Part 3) How are both the Age of Faith and the response to the Age of Faith seen today?

Essay Topic 3

Marx marries Jenny Von Westphalen.

Part 1) Who is Jenny? Why does this cause some difficulties?

Part 2) Why might Jenny have married Marx? How does her marriage to Marx affect her life? Do you believe she, in the end, was happy with this marriage? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why does Marx marry Jenny? Should he have married her? Why or why not?

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