1 What is the primary target of Marx and Engels's criticism in The German Ideology? The Young Hegelians Prussian militarism German society as a whole Proudhon and the utopian socialists 2 Which of these is not a possible explanatory force of human history considered in the text? God's will The development of the forces of production Particular ideologies Conquest and war 3 The mode of production immediately preceding big industry is The guild system Manufacture Mercantilism Tribal ownership 4 Which major influence do Marx and the Young Hegelians share? Immanuel Kant Max Stirner Hegel Bruno Bauer 5 The viewpoint criticized by Marx and Engels is commonly known as Secularism Idealism Scientific Socialism Capitalism 6 What makes The German Ideology particularly significant as a text? It was one of the last books Marx wrote before he died It helped spark the revolution of 1848 in Germany It's the earliest and most thorough description of the authors' so-called materialist theory of history It fundamentally changed the course of German philosophy through its critique of the Young Hegelians 7 What is the first form of property mentioned by Marx? Merchant property Tribal property Feudal property Fixed capital 8 Marx and Engels describe the modern state as An illusory form of community An example of the problems characteristic of any large bureaucracy An example of the unfulfilled promise of democracy An unprecedented expansion of the political powers of the bourgeois class 9 Which mode of production corresponds to modern capitalism? Big industry Colonialism Movable capital Manufacture 10 Which of these is an adequate definition of "capital"? Money Profit Machinery and instruments of production Accumulated labor 11 In the German Ideology, alienation is Caused by the impersonal nature of the modern state A form of oppression specific to modern capitalism An unavoidable element of the human condition The result of a lack of education for most people in society 12 A necessary pre-condition for "idealist" thinking is The development of universities The rise of print culture and newspapers in the 19th century The separation of manual and mental labor A lack of universal literacy 13 Which of the following is true about "civil law"? It remained virtually unchanged from Roman times to the 19th century It represents the collective will of the people It's a necessary component of any democratic society It develops in order to protect private property 14 Which of these is a true statement about the Young Hegelians? They rejected most aspects of Hegel's thinking Many of them actually considered themselves socialists They saw themselves as promoters of a radical, secular philosophy They wanted to preserve the German monarchy 15 Which country does Marx often use as an example of the quintessentially capitalist nation? France The United States England Germany 16 Colonialism influenced the rise of modern capitalism in which of these ways? Military spending necessitated by colonialism gave capitalist production its jump-start By expanding access to raw materials and enlarging the market for manufactured goods Capitalists first experimented with modern manufacturing processes in the new colonies Slowing it, since European nations were focused on their conflicts overseas 17 One of Marx's key criticisms of Feuerbach is... He never acknowledged the importance of the French Revolution He never even attempted to understand materialism He fails to see the importance of human activity in shaping both humans and nature His continued commitment to Christian theology as a way of understanding the world 18 The early development of capitalist industry was characterized by A totally unrestrained free market The uncontested dominance of lassez-faire economics A complex regime of protective tariffs put in place by each country A total absence of international trade 19 "Universal competition" and "universal intercourse" are Two ideals, neither of which Marx thought had yet been realized The slogan of capitalist politicians and proletarian organizations, respectively Two fundamentally opposed principles, with Marx and Engels supporting the latter Two connected but contradictory aspects of the development of modern capitalism 20 Which of these would Marx and Engels NOT describe as "patriarchal" The guildmaster-journeyman relationship The traditional family The tribal system of property The modern factory 21 Under capitalism, what social bonds ultimately tie people together in society? Family ties Mutual dependence via economic exchange Racial, ethnic, and religious traditions Nationalism 22 Which of the following emerges last, historically? Fixed capital Movable capital Landed property Natural capital 23 What is the fundamental social unit on which the system of tribal ownership is modeled? The agricultural workforce The tribe The patriarchal family The village 24 The bourgeois is A white-collar professional, such as a clerk or journalist A middle-class individual, such as a small shop owner A member of the elite, the top .1% of income-earners A member of the capitalist class 25 The growing power of the bourgeois class was based in part on The technical expertise of bourgeois industrialists The modern state's dependence on them for credit The role of bourgeois institutions, such as the university, in educating politicians The relative disorganization of the proletariat
