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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. When was this preface signed?

2. Who hunted out a large Communist group in Cologne?

3. Who in Germany supported the group in #154?

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

5. "We could not have called it a _____________ manifesto."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In 1847, who were the two kinds of people who were considered socialists?

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

4. When and where was The Communist Manifesto Russian translation published?

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

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

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

8. What sprang up in the European working class, who had recovered sufficient strength for another attack on the ruling classes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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