Class Struggle Quiz

Who are the Bourgeoisie?

• The industrial working class

• The landed nobility

• Foreigners who take jobs from native workers

• Those who own the "means of production"

Who are the Proletariat?

• The industrial working class

• The landed nobility

• Foreigners who take jobs from native workers

• Those who own the "means of production"

What is the guiding principle behind "Laissez-faire" Capitalism?

• Government has a responsibility to help the poor and disabled

• Capitalism should be regulated in order to make it fair

• Capitalism is guided by natural laws and works best without government interference

• Government should inject money into the economy to stimulate economic growth

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of the factory system?

• Workers worked at their own pace

• Workers had to do repetitive tasks

• Workers usually worked shifts of 12-16 hours a day, six days a week

• Workers who were injured on the job were fired

What are the two main principles of Socialism?

• A classless society and universal suffrage

• Public ownership of the means of production and universal suffrage

• A classless society and public ownership of the means of production

• The elimination of currency and universal suffrage

What is the main difference between how Communists want to form a Socialist state versus how Social Democrats want to form a Socialist state?

• Communists argue that establishment of a Socialist state requires a violent revolution

• Social Democrats want to keep elements of Capitalism such as stock markets and private industry

• Communists don't believe in establishing a multi-ethnic society

• Social Democrats reject the idea that a State even needs to exists and would prefer mutualistic anarchism