Communist Manifesto Quizzes

Communist Manifesto Quiz 1

By Sonny Elizondo · Last reviewed July 17, 2000

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

classes

countries

races

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

bourgeoisie and proletariat

aristocracy and proletariat

bourgeoisie and aristocracy

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

aristocracy

proletariat

clergy

bourgeoisie
4 What socioeconomic system proceeded bourgeois capitalism?

socialism

anarchism

feudalism

communism
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

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?

does not effect it

stops it

advances it

regresses it
9 The use of division of labor and machinery has done what to the industrial worker?

decreased the demand for industrial workers

it has no effect

removed the individual character and charm from his working experience

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 capitalist

they immigrate to other countries

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

proletariat

aristocracy

clergy

lower middle class artisans and shop-owners
12 Why does the bourgeoisie no longer deserve to rule society?

its rule is not consented to by all people

it does not allow for the creation of genius

it defies God

it cannot assure a continued existence to the proletariat
13 The essential condition for the existence of the bourgeoisie is the creation and augmentation of what?

Technological innovation

Manufactured goods

Capital

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

certain

low but not impossible

high but not certain

impossible
15 What is the relationship between communism and the proletariat?

Communist aid the bourgeoisie in exploiting the proletariat

Communists only represent the interests of proletariat in their country

Communists are indifferent to the plight of the proletariat

Communists represent the interests of the entire proletariat
16 The immediate aim of the communism is what?

conquest of political power by the proletariat

overthrow of bourgeois supremacy

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?

The greatest happiness for the greatest number

Every person has an inviolable right to life

Abolition of private property

Might makes right
18 What is Marx's definition of the minimum wage?

the lowest wage necessary to keep a worker alive

the lowest wage for which a person will work

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?

unequal distribution of property favoring the bourgeoisie

equal distribution of property among members of society

meritocratic allocation of property

unequal distribution of property favoring the working classes
20 Bourgeois culture does what for the vast majority of people?

enables them to determine their own destiny

prepares them for a life as a machine in industry

threatens the survival of their immortal soul

fulfills their desire for knowledge
21 Bourgeois culture can be best described as a reflection of what?

capitalism

rational appreciation of true values

the conscious bourgeois desire to oppress the masses

common consensus on the best way to live
22 What aspect(s) of bourgeois society do communist wish to undermine?

religion

family organization

jurisprudence

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

love for all its members

private gain on the part of the capitalist

respect for Nature

the authority of the patriarch
24 According to Marx, how will public education in a communist society differ from public education in a capitalist society?

Communism will teach practical skills while capitalism does not

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

it will leave communist nations prone to attacks from bourgeois nations

it will weaken international antagonism

it will heighten international antagonism

it will have no affect on international relations

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