Quiz on the Manifesto of the Communist Party

Who was responsible for the first Russian translation of the Manifesto?

• Karl Marx

• Friedrich Engels

• Bakunin

• Vera Zasulich

Who wrote the text and when was it written?

• Karl Marx, 1890

• Friedrich Engels, 1890

• Vladimir Lenin, 1890

• Leon Trotsky, 1890

What significant event coincided with the publication of the Manifesto of the Communist Party?

• The French Revolution

• The American Civil War

• The revolution in Milan and Berlin

• The Russian Revolution

According to the text, what was the main work of the working class during the revolution?

• Writing manifestos

• Overthrowing the bourgeois regime

• Building new factories

• Establishing new governments

What has the modern bourgeois society not done away with?

• Class antagonisms

• Economic prosperity

• Political stability

• Social harmony

What is the common ruin of the contending classes referred to in the text?

• Economic collapse

• Social revolution

• Political reform

• Cultural renaissance

What revolutionized industrial production according to the text?

• The discovery of new lands

• The invention of the printing press

• The introduction of steam and machinery

• The development of new political systems

What has the bourgeoisie substituted for personal worth?

• Honor

• Exchange value

• Sentiment

• Freedom

What happens to the skill and exertion of strength in manual labour as modern industry develops?

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It is replaced by the labour of women

• It is replaced by the labour of machines

What does every class struggle represent according to the text?

• A cultural struggle

• A political struggle

• An economic struggle

• A social struggle