Communist Manifesto Quizzes

Communist Manifesto Quiz 1

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

religions

classes

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

aristocracy and proletariat

bourgeoisie and proletariat

proletariat and the clergy
3 The modern state is committed to managing the affairs of what class?
clergy

aristocracy

bourgeoisie

proletariat
4 What socioeconomic system proceeded bourgeois capitalism?
communism

feudalism

anarchism

socialism
5 The bourgeoisie are committed to what kind of trade policy?
free trade only within national boundaries

free trade between all nations

free trade between politically allied nations

free trade only between members of the same social class
6 Capitalism necessarily suffers from crises of what?
overproduction

labor shortages

underproduction

trade embargoes from other countries
7 What new class has capitalism brought into existence?
warriors

proletariat

aristocracy

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

stops it

regresses it

does not effect it
9 The use of division of labor and machinery has done what to the industrial worker?
enhanced his working experience

decreased the demand for industrial workers

removed the individual character and charm from his working experience

it has no effect
10 As capitalism develops, what happens to the vast majority of the lower middle classes who are neither bourgeois nor proletariat?
they become proletariat

they maintain their separate existence

they immigrate to other countries

they become capitalist
11 Of all the classes in conflict with the bourgeoisie, which is the truly revolutionary class, capable of advancing the progress of society?
aristocracy

proletariat

lower middle class artisans and shop-owners

clergy
12 Why does the bourgeoisie no longer deserve to rule society?
it cannot assure a continued existence to the proletariat

its rule is not consented to by all people

it does not allow for the creation of genius

it defies God
13 The essential condition for the existence of the bourgeoisie is the creation and augmentation of what?
Manufactured goods

Capital

Art

Technological innovation
14 The proletariat revolution against the bourgeoisie will have what probability of success?
low but not impossible

high but not certain

impossible

certain
15 What is the relationship between communism and the proletariat?
Communists only represent the interests of proletariat in their country

Communists represent the interests of the entire proletariat

Communist aid the bourgeoisie in exploiting the proletariat

Communists are indifferent to the plight of the proletariat
16 The immediate aim of the communism is what?
overthrow of bourgeois supremacy

conquest of political power by the proletariat

formation of the proletariat into a class

all of the above
17 The theory of Communism can be best summed up in what single sentence?
Abolition of private property

Every person has an inviolable right to life

Might makes right

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 at which the government will allow someone to work

the lowest wage required to keep someone above the poverty line
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

unequal distribution of property favoring the bourgeoisie

equal distribution of property among members of society
20 Bourgeois culture does what for the vast majority of people?
fulfills their desire for knowledge

prepares them for a life as a machine in industry

enables them to determine their own destiny

threatens the survival of their immortal soul
21 Bourgeois culture can be best described as a reflection of what?
common consensus on the best way to live

capitalism

rational appreciation of true values

the conscious bourgeois desire to oppress the masses
22 What aspect(s) of bourgeois society do communist wish to undermine?
jurisprudence

family organization

religion

all of the above
23 The bourgeois family is founded primarily on what?
respect for Nature

the authority of the patriarch

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 use introduce society into education while capitalism does not

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 not tolerate dissent in education while bourgeois culture does
25 What effect will communism within nations have on the relations between nations?
it will heighten international antagonism

it will leave communist nations prone to attacks from bourgeois nations

it will have no affect on international relations

it will weaken international antagonism