Emma and Imogen Marxist quiz

What field is Karl Marx most famous for?

• Philosophy
• Literature
• Physics
• Music

What is the economic and political theory developed by Karl Marx?

• Communism
• Capitalism
• Interactionist
• Feudlism

Which of the following concepts is central to Marx’s theory?

• Historical materialism
• Das Kapital
• The German Ideology
• Grundrisse

According to Marx, which social class would eventually overthrow the capitalist system?

• The proletariat
• The bourgeoisie
• The bourgeoisie
• The peasantry

What is the term used by Marx to describe the exploitation of workers by capitalists?

• Surplus Value
• The division of labour
• Falling rate of profit
• Alientation

What term did Marx use to describe the ideas and beliefs that justify and perpetuate the dominant social order?

• Ideology
• False conciousness
• Socialism
• Solidarity

According to Marx, poverty (a result of the bourgeoisie) is "no longer compatible with society"

• True
• False
• Maybe

What is capitalism ?

• Political and economy structure where systems are privately owned for profit
• Systems where it is owned by the government
• Non-profit organisations
• Everyone working together

What is Marxism ?

• The ideology that the bourgeoisie exploits and supresses the proletariat
• The ideology that the proletariat supressed and explots the bourgeoisie
• Society working together in a system like a body
• The ideology that men supress women

What is socialism ?

• The state between the switch from capitalism and the stage before communism.
• Political and economy structure where systems are privately owned for profit
• Everyone contributing equally and roles evenly distributed within society regardless of social class or background.
• Laissez-faire attitude