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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. On what point did Marx agree with Engels when he first read his work?

2. What was Michelet trying to develop when he discovered the Renaissance philosopher?

3. When did Marx express the desire to help humanity?

4. How were Marx' early writings received?

5. Prosper Enfantin was a follower of whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Saint-Simon representative of the new breed of intellectual in the 19th-century?

2. Explain Michelet's portrayal of society.

3. What was Vico's effect on Michelet?

4. What reforms did Saint-Simon want to institute?

5. Describe Marx's education and upbringing.

6. What was Michelet's later career like?

7. Describe Michelet's methods?

8. Describe Owen's background and career.

9. How were Owen's communes organized?

10. Compare Renan and Taine.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which thinkers would have been satisfied with the Russian Revolution as the fulfillment of their work? Which thinkers would have been horrified? Explain how three philosophers' work would have been fulfilled or betrayed by the Communist Revolution.

Essay Topic 2

Write a review of "To Finland Station." What is the book's accomplishment? What did it set out to do? What were its methods? Did it accomplish its goal? What else could or should "Finland Station" have done?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Fourier's communes never progressed, while Owen's did? Was it simply a question of money, or were there other factors? How do you explain the fact that Owen's communes fell apart if he was gone? What do these things tell us about communist theory and practice?

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