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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. Philosophy sees two kinds of men. What are these kinds of men?

2. Of what is Thales the father?

3. Marx's theories were leading him away from what?

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

5. Aristotle argued that social conflict occurred because of what reason?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is meant by materialism becoming mechanistic?

3. How might a socialist system be practical?

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

5. What are dialectics and the dialectical method?

6. What are the ideas of Giambattista Vico?

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

8. What does Marx say about the capitalist?

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

10. Who was Ludwig Feuerbach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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