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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 is the international association of workers mentioned in the beginning of this section?

2. On what date was this preface signed?

3. The first Russian translation of The Communist Manifesto was translated by whom?

4. When was the revolution in Russia?

5. Which translation is described as - not quite complete; certain essential passages, which seem to have presented difficulties to the translator, have been omitted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the situation with the Prussian police and the Central Board of the Communist League?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What occurred in London in November 1847?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of property in this manuscript is one that could be hotly debated in today's world.

Part 1: How does Marx define property in this text?

Part 2: Why is property something that needs to become a communal possession?

Part 3: What happens when only one class of people own all the property?

Essay Topic 2

The main instruction of The Communist Manifesto seems to be that workers need to start a revolution.

Part 1: Define the idea of revolution, what it means to the workers and to their cause.

Part 2: Why is revolution the only way to create change?

Part 3: Do you agree with the idea of revolution? Why or why not? What other options are available?

Essay Topic 3

The government doesn't seem to be mentioned as a part of the process of changing society in Marx's text.

Part 1: Why do you think government reforms aren't considered to be valid in the process of changing society?

Part 2: In today's world, how could the government step in to change the class structure? Could it?

Part 3: Does the government seem to be a part of the problem of class struggles? Why or why not?

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