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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. In the earlier epochs of history, we find almost everywhere a complicated arrangement of _________ into various orders.

2. Germany fights with the bourgeoisie whenever it acts in a _____________ way.

3. "The Communists are not a special ______ in relation to the other working class parties."

4. The Communists fight for the attainment of the __________ aims.

5. The Petty-bourgeois socialism movement does aim to cramp the modern means of __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the work of the proletarians lost all individual character?

2. Who were the precursors of the modern bourgeoisie?

3. Why do the Communists have the advantage over others?

4. What is the immediate aim of the Communists?

5. What languages was the Communist Manifesto meant to be published in?

6. What do the authors say is already acknowledged by all the European powers to be itself a power?

7. List some of the opposing groups that The Communist Manifesto lists in the first pages of this section.

8. What do all of the movements in this section bring to the front as the leading question of each?

9. Define the idea of the bourgeois society and group.

10. What are some of the societies included in this discussion of a complicated arrangement of society into various orders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though the arguments in The Communist Manifesto are found, the idea of communism is not something that has spread throughout the world.

Part 1: Do you think the argument in this text is strong? How? Why?

Part 2: Why has Communism not been as effective in today's world as Marx envisioned?

Part 3: Do you see Communism as a viable societal construct? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The role of property in this manuscript is one that could be hotly debated in today's world.

Part 1: How does Marx define property in this text?

Part 2: Why is property something that needs to become a communal possession?

Part 3: What happens when only one class of people own all the property?

Essay Topic 3

The proletarian seems to have numerous forces working against him that cause his suffering.

Part 1: List two people that take money from the worker.

Part 2: What is the cycle that is set up in the worker's life, as it relates to money?

Part 3: Why can't the proletariat get out of this cycle?

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