Karl Marx and Marxism

Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. Karl Marx predicted that a proletarian revolution would first occur in a country
   
   

   a) which had a socialist economy.
   b) which had a command economy.
   c) which had a mature industrial economy.
   d) which had a backward agricultural economy.




2. Karl Marx stated that "the history of all human society, past and present, has been the history of class struggles." According to Marx, "class struggles" would end with the
   
   

   a) creation of trade unions.
   b) destruction of capitalism.
   c) formation of a totalitarian state.
   d) creation of a free market economy.




3. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels first published the Communist Manifesto in
   
   

   a) in 1776.
   b) in 1848.
   c) in 1864 for the First International.
   d) following the Bolshevik Revolution in October 1917.




4. According to Marx, which would be a member of the bourgeoise?
   
   

   a) a soldier
   b) a peasant
   c) a factory owner
   d) an industrial worker




5. In describing capitalism, Karl Marx wrote that
   
   

   a) the workers' revolution would take place first in Russia.
   b) the proletariat owned the means of production.
   c) the factory owners should share their wealth with the workers.
   d) the bourgeoisie exploited the working class.




6. Who stated "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"?
   
   

   a) Karl Marx
   b) Joseph Stalin
   c) Vladimir Lenin
   d) Leon Trotsky




7. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" means
   
   

   a) all wealth is the product of labour.
   b) those who produce more deserve more.
   c) ability should be rewarded before need.
   d) economic reward should be fairly distributed.




8. Which one of the following best reflects the cooperative ideals of "internationalism" in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
   
   

   a) the Hague Conference (1899)
   b) the Boxer Protocol (1901)
   c) the Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902)
   d) the Portsmouth Treaty (1905)




9. Marxist theories of a "classless society" have been most corrupted in
   
   

   a) Japan.
   b) Russia.
   c) China.
   d) India.

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