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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. Who sees in his wife a mere instrument of production?

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

3. The work of the German _______ consisted solely in bringing the new French ideas into harmony with their ancient philosophical conscience.

4. The discovery of what opened up fresh ground for the rising bourgeoisie?

5. Who seeks to support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of change?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the party that the Poles support.

2. Define the idea of the proletariat.

3. What is the immediate aim of the Communists?

4. How are the Communists distinguished from the Working class parties?

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

6. Who do the Communists in France ally themselves with?

7. In Switzerland, who do the Communists support?

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

9. What do the authors say it's high time that Communists do?

10. According to the book, what happens to the lower middle class as production becomes more mechanized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The proletariat seem to be somehow different from the current idea of working class.

Part 1: What makes the proletariat different from today's working class?

Part 2: What made the proletariat in Marx's time so important?

Part 3: What are the hardships that cause the proletariat to be unsatisfied with their lives in Marx's time?

Essay Topic 2

The proletariat seem to be the ones that are meant to change the world.

Part 1: Why are the proletariat called upon to revolt?

Part 2: Why haven't previous proletariat revolutions been successful?

Part 3: How have the proletariat already worked together to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Many have argued that Communism does not leave any room for the individual, their needs, wants and growth.

Part 1: What does the individual have to gain from Communism?

Part 2: What does the individual have to lose from the use of Communism?

Part 3: What role do religion and culture have to play in Communism?

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