Introduction to Marxism: Video Quiz

Where did Marx live and write?

• England

• Germany

• Russia

• France

Marxism is a conflict theory that claims the conflict in society is between the (a)  

Marx saw socialism as way to create a(n) (a)   society for all people.

In England in the 1700s the government passed the _____ which forced people to move to cities and work in big factories for low wages.

• Capitalist acts

• Land Protection Act

• Enclosure Acts

• feudal acts

What is the basis of Capitalism?

• welfare programs

• a democratically elected leadership

• high taxes

• private ownership of the means of production

Which were the classes created by early capitalism?

• aristocrats and peasants

• lords and ladies

• bourgeoisie and proletariat

• workers and owners of capital

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What did Marx criticize about the Capitalist system?

• the rich got poorer

• the rich got richer

• the poor got richer

• the poor stayed poor

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What did Marx predict for the future?

• The poor would all be killed by the rich

• The poor would realize that they had no power

• The workers would rise up and overthrow the Capitalist system

• education and personal development would bring about a peaceful transformation

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What was originally the central idea of Communism?

• free communication for everyone

• communal ownership of means of production

• all factories and land would be destroyed

• oppression of the rich by the poor

What does the term "dialectic" refer to?

• A particular dialect of a language spoken in a particular ethnic region.

• The constant battle between the forces of good and evil.

• The cyclical struggle between thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.

• The battle between the United States and the former Soviet Union.