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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. Where was the Congress of the group in #91 held?

2. The small and middle land ownership of the farmers is succumbing to the ______ of giant farms.

3. Shortly before the June insurrection of 1849, where did a French version of The Communist Manifesto appear?

4. All history has been of struggles between ____________ and exploiting.

5. "Marx relied solely on the ___________ development of the working class."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why didn't the publisher in Constantinople publish the Armenian translation of The Communist Manifesto?

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

4. What event was The Communist Manifesto supposed to be printed before?

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

6. What was the aim of the International Working Men's Association?

7. Who produced the last authentic copy of The Communist Manifesto, according to Engels?

8. Who found their salvation from the proletarian during the Russian Revolution?

9. What is the only answer that is possible today, according to the final paragraph of this section?

10. What is the state of land ownership in Russia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the end, Marx is also quick to point out that the revolutionaries should also work with other political parties.

Part 1: Why does Marx want the people to work with other political parties?

Part 2: What happens if this includes bourgeois in the parties?

Part 3: Do you think there can only be one party in Communism? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of class being the root of all troubles is one that Marx describes at length.

Part 1: Define the idea of class in society then and now.

Part 2: What does class structure do to cause the trouble that Marx feels needs to be changed?

Part 3: Why is class structure so important to the argument for Communism?

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