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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. If power was in the hands of the rich, it is called what?

2. Descartes used a _______________ logic to examine the world.

3. Rius argues that the various movements and revolutions that have happened since Marx's time point to what?

4. To what do Vico's stages correspond?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Kant's ideas?

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

3. What is meant by materialism becoming mechanistic?

4. What was the Communist Manifesto?

5. What is the importance of competition? What example does Marx give to support this? How does this factor into capitalism?

6. How might a socialist system be practical?

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

8. What does Marx say about the capitalist?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Karl Marx is widely regarded as the founder of Communism.

Part 1) What is Communism? Why is he widely regarded as the founder of Communism?

Part 2) What theories are connected to Communism? How did they influence Marx's ideas?

Part 3) How might the world be different without Communism and Karl Marx? Use the text to support the response.

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