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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Edmund Wilson, how did Marx and Engels see history?
(a) As a series of oppositions between thesis and anti-thesis.
(b) As a progression toward human liberty.
(c) As a flight from original sin.
(d) As a fulfillment of ancient prophecies.

2. According to Marx and Engels, from what did the bourgeoisie and the proletariat originate?
(a) From inheritance and poverty, respectively.
(b) From the end of feudalism and from modern society, respectively.
(c) From strength and weakness, respectively.
(d) From modern warfare and from industrial efficiencies, respectively.

3. According to the author, the success of Owen's community depended on ______________.
(a) Inflated prices for coal.
(b) Strict enforcement of laws.
(c) Owen's presence.
(d) Owen's subsidies.

4. Marx wrote his doctoral thesis on ___________.
(a) Michelet.
(b) Saint-Simon.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Hegel.

5. What was Michelet's relationship with socialism?
(a) He condemned it.
(b) He prophesied it.
(c) He did not endorse it.
(d) He preached it in poor neighborhoods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marx say a society based on class prevents?

2. What organization did Michelet want to create?

3. Where did Trotsky go after he escaped from Russia?

4. How do Marx and Engels describe the proletariat?

5. How did Marx and Engels characterize capitalism?

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