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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 owned the Red Republican?

2. Where were the proletariat first able to hold political power?

3. When did the group in #154 break up?

4. On what date was this preface signed?

5. What Communist group is referred to in #149?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where in New York was a translation of The Communist Manifesto published?

2. Why does Engels have to re-translate from the Russian version of The Communist Manifesto?

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

4. Whenever independent proletarian movements continued to show signs of life, what happened?

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

6. Describe the burial of the answer to #43, as described by the remaining author.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems that Marx wants to make the proletariat the ruling class, but this seems to be contradictory.

Part 1: If the proletariat are the ruling class, how is this different from the society's construct before that change?

Part 2: Does this idea seem to go against Communism?

Part 3: What problems might occur as a result of the proletariat being in charge?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The Communist Manifesto was created to inspire change in society, that's easy to see. However, the overall application of these changes is a little trickier in practice, it seems.

Part 1: Who do you think the target audience of this manuscript is? Why?

Part 2: Do you think the target audience has the power to change their position? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think Marx intended for the target audience to do once they read this manuscript?

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