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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface to the 1872 German Edition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their __________.
(a) Lives
(b) Pride
(c) Chains
(d) Beliefs

2. Who has simplified class antagonisms?
(a) Bourgeoisie
(b) The economy
(c) Leaders
(d) Proletariat

3. What is feared will overtake society with the abolition of private property?
(a) Eternal happiness
(b) Universal laziness
(c) Loss of jobs
(d) Classless people

4. The discovery of what opened up fresh ground for the rising bourgeoisie?
(a) China
(b) America
(c) Oil
(d) Gold

5. How much time has elapsed since that last edition of The Communist Manifesto?
(a) 25 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 5 years

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is on the eve of a bourgeois revolution?

2. "No special stress if laid on the ___________ measures proposed..."

3. What property does the Communist movement seek to abolish?

4. The medieval burgesses and the small __________ proprietors were the precursors to the modern bourgeoisie.

5. The cheap prices of what are the heavy 'artillery' of the bourgeoisie?

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