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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. When does alienation occur?

2. As the worker is not paid enough to meet his basic needs, he is forced to do what?

3. How did Spinoza think of God?

4. The price of a commodity or product is created through what?

5. The capitalist buys what, along with the supplies, to make his product?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Communist Manifesto?

2. How did Marx and Engels get the opportunity to write the Communist Manifesto?

3. For what ideas was Hegel attacked? Why was he attacked?

4. What is meant by materialism becoming mechanistic?

5. Who are three of Greece's most well-known and important philosophers? Give detailed information about the theories of one of these philosophers.

6. What took place after the Greek epoch? Describe this period of time.

7. What is surplus value? How does this affect the worker?

8. What are the ideas of empiricism? Who supported these ideas?

9. What can be learned from the information in this chapter?

10. What is the importance of competition? What example does Marx give to support this? How does this factor into capitalism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Karl Marx is widely regarded as the founder of Communism.

Part 1) What is Communism? Why is he widely regarded as the founder of Communism?

Part 2) What theories are connected to Communism? How did they influence Marx's ideas?

Part 3) How might the world be different without Communism and Karl Marx? Use the text to support the response.

Essay Topic 2

To examine the roots of Marxism, Rius begins by looking at early man.

Part 1) What does Rius say about early man, according to Marx?

Part 2) Do you believe this is accurate? Why or why not?

Part 3) What does this reveal about Marx's beliefs about religion and its power over people?

Essay Topic 3

Hegel was a big influence on Marx.

Part 1) Who was Hegel? How did he influence Marx?

Part 2) With what aspects of Hegel's beliefs did Marx not agree? Why?

Part 3) Regarding Hegel, what other philosophies are important to study to understand Hegel's views, and, therefore, some of Marx's views? Why?

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