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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. What version in 1886 is considered by Engels to be the best published translation to date?

2. The proletariat can no longer ____________ itself from the class which exploits and oppresses it.

3. "Marx relied solely on the ___________ development of the working class."

4. More than half the land in common in Russia is held by whom?

5. Who in France, Belgium, Italy, and Spain supported the group in #154?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What occurred in London in November 1847?

3. What sprang up in the European working class, who had recovered sufficient strength for another attack on the ruling classes?

4. What is said about the struggle between the classes at this current time? What is the stage that has been reached?

5. What was the aim of the International Working Men's Association?

6. What was the situation with the Prussian police and the Central Board of the Communist League?

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

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

9. Why is the preface to this edition only to be signed by one man?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main instruction of The Communist Manifesto seems to be that workers need to start a revolution.

Part 1: Define the idea of revolution, what it means to the workers and to their cause.

Part 2: Why is revolution the only way to create change?

Part 3: Do you agree with the idea of revolution? Why or why not? What other options are available?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Communist Manifesto was created to inspire change in society, that's easy to see. However, the overall application of these changes is a little trickier in practice, it seems.

Part 1: Who do you think the target audience of this manuscript is? Why?

Part 2: Do you think the target audience has the power to change their position? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think Marx intended for the target audience to do once they read this manuscript?

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