Communist Manifesto Quizzes

Communist Manifesto Quiz 1

1 This history of all societies is the history of struggles between what?
races

religions

countries

classes
2 According to Marx, the class struggle in his day was primarily between what two classes?
bourgeoisie and proletariat

aristocracy and proletariat

proletariat and the clergy

bourgeoisie and aristocracy
3 The modern state is committed to managing the affairs of what class?
aristocracy

proletariat

clergy

bourgeoisie
4 What socioeconomic system proceeded bourgeois capitalism?
anarchism

communism

feudalism

socialism
5 The bourgeoisie are committed to what kind of trade policy?
free trade only between members of the same social class

free trade between politically allied nations

free trade between all nations

free trade only within national boundaries
6 Capitalism necessarily suffers from crises of what?
labor shortages

overproduction

trade embargoes from other countries

underproduction
7 What new class has capitalism brought into existence?
proletariat

warriors

burgesses

aristocracy
8 The development of the bourgeoisie does what to the development of the proletariat?
advances it

stops it

does not effect it

regresses it
9 The use of division of labor and machinery has done what to the industrial worker?
removed the individual character and charm from his working experience

decreased the demand for industrial workers

it has no effect

enhanced his working experience
10 As capitalism develops, what happens to the vast majority of the lower middle classes who are neither bourgeois nor proletariat?
they maintain their separate existence

they become proletariat

they become capitalist

they immigrate to other countries
11 Of all the classes in conflict with the bourgeoisie, which is the truly revolutionary class, capable of advancing the progress of society?
clergy

proletariat

aristocracy

lower middle class artisans and shop-owners
12 Why does the bourgeoisie no longer deserve to rule society?
it cannot assure a continued existence to the proletariat

it defies God

its rule is not consented to by all people

it does not allow for the creation of genius
13 The essential condition for the existence of the bourgeoisie is the creation and augmentation of what?
Capital

Technological innovation

Manufactured goods

Art
14 The proletariat revolution against the bourgeoisie will have what probability of success?
impossible

certain

low but not impossible

high but not certain
15 What is the relationship between communism and the proletariat?
Communist aid the bourgeoisie in exploiting the proletariat

Communists represent the interests of the entire proletariat

Communists only represent the interests of proletariat in their country

Communists are indifferent to the plight of the proletariat
16 The immediate aim of the communism is what?
conquest of political power by the proletariat

formation of the proletariat into a class

overthrow of bourgeois supremacy

all of the above
17 The theory of Communism can be best summed up in what single sentence?
Might makes right

Abolition of private property

Every person has an inviolable right to life

The greatest happiness for the greatest number
18 What is Marx's definition of the minimum wage?
the lowest wage for which a person will work

the lowest wage necessary to keep a worker alive

the lowest wage required to keep someone above the poverty line

the lowest wage at which the government will allow someone to work
19 The necessary condition for the existence of bourgeois property, i.e., capital, is what?
meritocratic allocation of property

unequal distribution of property favoring the working classes

equal distribution of property among members of society

unequal distribution of property favoring the bourgeoisie
20 Bourgeois culture does what for the vast majority of people?
fulfills their desire for knowledge

threatens the survival of their immortal soul

enables them to determine their own destiny

prepares them for a life as a machine in industry
21 Bourgeois culture can be best described as a reflection of what?
rational appreciation of true values

the conscious bourgeois desire to oppress the masses

common consensus on the best way to live

capitalism
22 What aspect(s) of bourgeois society do communist wish to undermine?
religion

jurisprudence

family organization

all of the above
23 The bourgeois family is founded primarily on what?
the authority of the patriarch

respect for Nature

private gain on the part of the capitalist

love for all its members
24 According to Marx, how will public education in a communist society differ from public education in a capitalist society?
Communism will not tolerate dissent in education while bourgeois culture does

Communism will use education to rescue society from bourgeois culture while capitalism uses education to ensure the survival of bourgeois culture

Communism will teach practical skills while capitalism does not

Communism will use introduce society into education while capitalism does not
25 What effect will communism within nations have on the relations between nations?
it will heighten international antagonism

it will have no affect on international relations

it will weaken international antagonism

it will leave communist nations prone to attacks from bourgeois nations

According to Marx, how did capitalism break apart the traditional system?

• According to Marx, capitalism exploited the working class.

• Accroding to Marx, capitalism intensified class struggles, favoring the bourgeoisie.

• According to Marx, capitaism set the stage for revolution.

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What is Marx's tone in paragraph 3?

Paragraph three of the first chapter?

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Marx and The Communist Manifesto

Marx admired the way capitalism contributed to the end of feudalism and slavery, and he admired the way capitalism transformed a society's ability to produce more goods.

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