View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Manifesto was translated into English in New York, where was it published?

3. Where is Marx buried?

4. An authentic English version of The Communist Manifesto was translated by whom?

5. All history has been a history of __________ struggles.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the working class reduced to as a result of the answer to #49?

2. Why is the preface to this edition only to be signed by one man?

3. First published in Germany, twelve editions are said to be republished in what other countries?

4. Why isn't the Danish translation complete?

5. Who was the translator of the first Russian edition of The Communist Manifesto?

6. Who was the international association of workers which could only be a secret one under conditions at the time?

7. Where did the proletariat for the first time hold political power for two whole months?

8. What does this preface have to say that all history has been?

9. Who is responsible for the basic thought running through The Communist Manifesto?

10. What is the date of this preface's signing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Marx talks at length about the different kinds of Communist literature that are available.

Part 1: What are the three main subsets of Communist literature?

Part 2: How are these subsets broken up further?

Part 3: Define each category of literature, what it includes, and its purpose.

Essay Topic 3

The overall goal of Communism is a bit more complex than it first seems.

Part 1: What seems to be the overall goal of Communism as written in this book?

Part 2: What does Communism want to do with Bourgeois freedoms?

Part 3: How will eliminating individual property advance the goals of Communism?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 539 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample