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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 did the group in #154 break up?

2. How much time has elapsed since that last edition of The Communist Manifesto?

3. What translation of The Communist Manifesto was supposed to be printed in Constantinople but did not occur?

4. What is already growing on Marx's grave?

5. Where is Marx buried?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is said about the struggle between the classes at this current time? What is the stage that has been reached?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Communism is something many people have grown up to fear, rather than to accept.

Part 1: What did this manuscript tell you about Communism that you didn't already know?

Part 2: Have your views of Communism changed? Why or why not?

Part 3: Define Communism as you now understand it after reading this text.

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