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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. "They have no __________ separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole."

2. What is feared will overtake society with the abolition of private property?

3. Groups everywhere labor for the union and agreement of the _________ parties of all countries.

4. How many languages was The Communist Manifesto to be published in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Communism seek to do with property?

3. What did the true socialism of Germany represent with regard to the reactionary interests?

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

5. What does reactionary socialism, specifically feudal socialism literature, seek to upbraid the bourgeoisie about?

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

7. The Communists fight for the attainment of what kinds of aims?

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

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

10. Who was the head of the school of petty-bourgeois socialism?

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

Capitalism, in Marx's opinion, seems to be the root of all evil.

Part 1: Define the idea of capitalism.

Part 2: What makes capitalism something that is necessary in society?

Part 3: How does capitalism hurt society?

Essay Topic 3

The two classes that Marx focuses on seem to be either adding to the problems or suffering as a result of the problems.

Part 1: Define the idea of the proletariat.

Part 2: Define the idea of the bourgeoisie.

Part 3: Compare and contrast these classes as well as redefine them in terms of today's societal labels.

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