The German Ideology Quizzes

The German Ideology Quiz 1

1 What is the primary target of Marx and Engels's criticism in The German Ideology?
German society as a whole

Proudhon and the utopian socialists

Prussian militarism

The Young Hegelians
2 Which of these is not a possible explanatory force of human history considered in the text?
God's will

Particular ideologies

The development of the forces of production

Conquest and war
3 The mode of production immediately preceding big industry is
Tribal ownership

The guild system

Mercantilism

Manufacture
4 Which major influence do Marx and the Young Hegelians share?
Max Stirner

Immanuel Kant

Hegel

Bruno Bauer
5 The viewpoint criticized by Marx and Engels is commonly known as
Idealism

Scientific Socialism

Capitalism

Secularism
6 What makes The German Ideology particularly significant as a text?
It fundamentally changed the course of German philosophy through its critique of the Young Hegelians

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 was one of the last books Marx wrote before he died
7 What is the first form of property mentioned by Marx?
Tribal property

Feudal property

Fixed capital

Merchant property
8 Marx and Engels describe the modern state as
An illusory form of community

An unprecedented expansion of the political powers of the bourgeois class

An example of the problems characteristic of any large bureaucracy

An example of the unfulfilled promise of democracy
9 Which mode of production corresponds to modern capitalism?
Movable capital

Colonialism

Manufacture

Big industry
10 Which of these is an adequate definition of "capital"?
Machinery and instruments of production

Money

Profit

Accumulated labor
11 In the German Ideology, alienation is
Caused by the impersonal nature of the modern state

The result of a lack of education for most people in society

An unavoidable element of the human condition

A form of oppression specific to modern capitalism
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's a necessary component of any democratic society

It remained virtually unchanged from Roman times to the 19th century

It represents the collective will of the people

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

They saw themselves as promoters of a radical, secular philosophy

They wanted to preserve the German monarchy

Many of them actually considered themselves socialists
15 Which country does Marx often use as an example of the quintessentially capitalist nation?
France

Germany

England

The United States
16 Colonialism influenced the rise of modern capitalism in which of these ways?
Military spending necessitated by colonialism gave capitalist production its jump-start

Capitalists first experimented with modern manufacturing processes in the new colonies

Slowing it, since European nations were focused on their conflicts overseas

By expanding access to raw materials and enlarging the market for manufactured goods
17 One of Marx's key criticisms of Feuerbach is...
He never even attempted to understand materialism

His continued commitment to Christian theology as a way of understanding the world

He never acknowledged the importance of the French Revolution

He fails to see the importance of human activity in shaping both humans and nature
18 The early development of capitalist industry was characterized by
A totally unrestrained free market

A total absence of international trade

The uncontested dominance of lassez-faire economics

A complex regime of protective tariffs put in place by each country
19 "Universal competition" and "universal intercourse" are
Two fundamentally opposed principles, with Marx and Engels supporting the latter

The slogan of capitalist politicians and proletarian organizations, respectively

Two ideals, neither of which Marx thought had yet been realized

Two connected but contradictory aspects of the development of modern capitalism
20 Which of these would Marx and Engels NOT describe as "patriarchal"
The modern factory

The tribal system of property

The traditional family

The guildmaster-journeyman relationship
21 Under capitalism, what social bonds ultimately tie people together in society?
Family ties

Nationalism

Mutual dependence via economic exchange

Racial, ethnic, and religious traditions
22 Which of the following emerges last, historically?
Movable capital

Fixed capital

Landed property

Natural capital
23 What is the fundamental social unit on which the system of tribal ownership is modeled?
The tribe

The village

The agricultural workforce

The patriarchal family
24 The bourgeois is
A middle-class individual, such as a small shop owner

A member of the elite, the top .1% of income-earners

A white-collar professional, such as a clerk or journalist

A member of the capitalist class
25 The growing power of the bourgeois class was based in part on
The relative disorganization of the proletariat

The modern state's dependence on them for credit

The technical expertise of bourgeois industrialists

The role of bourgeois institutions, such as the university, in educating politicians