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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 has it been since the original publication of The Communist Manifesto?

2. When was the revolution in Russia?

3. Where was the Spanish translation published?

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

5. Where was this Russian edition signed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What occurred in London in November 1847?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The two classes that Marx focuses on seem to be either adding to the problems or suffering as a result of the problems.

Part 1: Define the idea of the proletariat.

Part 2: Define the idea of the bourgeoisie.

Part 3: Compare and contrast these classes as well as redefine them in terms of today's societal labels.

Essay Topic 3

Money is certainly something that is factored into the discussion of Communism.

Part 1: Who has all the money in the society of Marx's time?

Part 2: How does this hurt society?

Part 3: How is money being taken away from the working class?

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