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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. How long did the International Working Men's Association exist?

2. On what date was this preface signed?

3. When was this preface signed?

4. The President of the English trades unions said: "Continental socialism has lost its _____ for us."

5. The basic ______ running through the Manifesto is because of __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Communism wants to take away the bourgeois ownership of property, it is not against the advancement of the individual.

Part 1: Why doesn't Communism want to take away the ability of the individual to advance?

Part 2: How can a person advance themselves individually?

Part 3: What is a person prohibited to do as they advance themselves?

Essay Topic 2

Many have argued that Communism does not leave any room for the individual, their needs, wants and growth.

Part 1: What does the individual have to gain from Communism?

Part 2: What does the individual have to lose from the use of Communism?

Part 3: What role do religion and culture have to play in Communism?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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