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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 seeks scientific proof for what it examines, including religion?

2. Increasing the efficiency of the work and the worker's productive output does what?

3. What was the counter attack of science and reason against religious fanaticism and dogma?

4. Why is a worker's labor power a commodity in a capitalist state?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marx say about alienation?

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

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

4. Who was Ludwig Feuerbach?

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

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

7. How might a socialist system be practical?

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

9. What are the ideas of Giambattista Vico?

10. What was the Communist Manifesto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

French socialism was a major influence on Marx.

Part 1) Who are the French socialists? In what did they believe?

Part 2) Are their ideas about society possible? Why or why not?

Part 3) How did Marx use the ideas of these socialists to expand upon or support his own ideas?

Part 4) How did Marx take these philosophical views and make them more practical? Do you agree with these practical views on how to solve the economic problems for exploited workers? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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