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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. How many (at least) different editions of The Communist Manifesto have been republished in German?

2. Who was proclaimed the chief of European reaction?

3. Which translation is described as - not quite complete; certain essential passages, which seem to have presented difficulties to the translator, have been omitted?

4. This basic thought belongs solely and exclusively to ___________.

5. Where was the Spanish translation published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was The Communist Manifesto first published in English?

3. What is the only answer that is possible today, according to the final paragraph of this section?

4. Who was the translator of the first Russian edition of The Communist Manifesto?

5. First published in Germany, twelve editions are said to be republished in what other countries?

6. What does this preface have to say that all history has been?

7. What was the working class reduced to as a result of the answer to #49?

8. Who used to supply raw materials to Europe while also being the market for the sale of its industrial products?

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

10. Where in New York was a translation of The Communist Manifesto published?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of property in this manuscript is one that could be hotly debated in today's world.

Part 1: How does Marx define property in this text?

Part 2: Why is property something that needs to become a communal possession?

Part 3: What happens when only one class of people own all the property?

Essay Topic 2

The government doesn't seem to be mentioned as a part of the process of changing society in Marx's text.

Part 1: Why do you think government reforms aren't considered to be valid in the process of changing society?

Part 2: In today's world, how could the government step in to change the class structure? Could it?

Part 3: Does the government seem to be a part of the problem of class struggles? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The progression of society is where Marx begins this theories.

Part 1: Describe the progress of society in relation to the development of the class system.

Part 2: What was the previous construct of society that begin to set up the two distinct groups?

Part 3: If society constantly changes, does it seem likely that the class system will also go away one day, just as it developed at one point?

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