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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. The terms "the left" and "the right" were coined when?

2. Marx's work birthed political journalism. What did he invent?

3. How many economic and philosophic terms did Marx produce?

4. What does Rius attempt to do with these terms?

5. How much of Marx's work does Rius want to present?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marx study in Berlin? How did this suit his personality? How did his father feel about this?

2. What is the purpose of this book?

3. What is known about Marx's relationship with Jenny Von Westphalen?

4. What else did Marx write?

5. Is Rius attempting to be prove himself to be a Marx scholar?

6. Why is Marx important to the author?

7. Describe the creation of Capital.

8. What is the significant of Marx?

9. What do many think of Marx's works? How did his works affect others?

10. About whom is this book? Describe some background information about him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Empiricism existed before Marxism.

Part 1) What is empiricism? How did this belief come to exist?

Part 2) How did men like Locke and Hume support this idea of empiricism? How did their beliefs, in turn, affect the leaders during their time?

Part 3) What role did empiricism play in the history of our own country?

Essay Topic 2

Marx discusses alienation.

Part 1) What is alienation? how does this relate to the ideas of both Ludwig Feuerbach and Hegel?

Part 2) How does Marx's belief about alienation support socialism?

Part 3) Are Marx's views regarding alienation, private ownership, and socialism valid? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Rius has divided up Marx's work into three "basics."

Part 1) What are the "basics?" Describe each of them.

Part 2) How do the ideas of other philosophers influence each of these "basics?"

Part 3) How do each of these "basics" support Marx's overall beliefs, as well as communism? How have these "basics" been used by governments recently in history?

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