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Communist or Capitalist?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My name is Consuela. In my country, we have elections every three years and I get to vote for whichever political party I think should run the country.

a)

Consuela lives in a Capitalist country

b)

Consuela lives in a Communist country

2.

My name is Stacey. I just got promoted to the position of regional manager of the Real estate group I have been working at for five years.

a)

Stacey lives in a Capitalist country

b)

Stacey lives in a Communist country

3.

My name is Ernie. I work at the ONLY television station in the country and it is owned by the Government. Every night, a Government representative has to approve of all the news stories that we are about to broadcast.

a)

Ernie lives in a capitalist country

b)

Ernie lives in a communist country

4.

My name is Bruce. I work for a large bank. My personal fortune is quite large. I own two mansions, sixteen cars, a luxury yacht and a utility belt.

a)

Bruce lives in a capitalist country

b)

Bruce lives in a communist country

5.

My name is Homer. I am in charge of the local nuclear plant. I have been working here all my life and will be here until retire. Even though I have been working at the plant for the last thirty years, I get paid the same by the Government as the young man who started working here two weeks ago.

a)

Homer is a capitalist

b)

Homer is a communist

6.

My name is SpongeBob. I am a Government spy. My job is infiltrating illegal groups operating in the country who oppose the Government. If I do my job correctly, the people who I investigate are normally arrested. Some will end up with life in prison and others will get the death penalty.

a)

SpongeBob lives in a capitalist country

b)

SpongeBob lives in a communist country

7.

My name is Patrick. I have been retired for twenty years. I am running out of money to pay my rent and I am worried that my land lord is about to evict me, forcing me to live on the street.

a)

Patrick lives in a capitalist country

b)

Patrick lives in a communist country

8.

My name is Darth. I am a member of a rebel communist group. We are trying to help our political group rise to power by fighting against the Government.

a)

Darth lives in a capitalist country

b)

Darth lives in a communist country

9.

My name is Tony. I was the leader of my country, until I was backstabbed by my own party. Every three years we have elections to vote for the leadership of the country. If I was a good leader, I could've remained the Prime Minister of my country.

a)

Tony lives in a capitalist country

b)

Tony lives in a communist country

10.

My name is Chandler. My wife, Monica, and I live in an apartment that the Government gave to us five years ago. We also have an excellent car that the Government gave to us as well.

a)

Chandler lives in a Capitalist country

b)

Chandler lives in a Communist country

11.

My name is Kalyn. I am lining up to get some bread that the Government supplies us with. It's great that they give us the bread, but at times, I have to line up for hours to get it.

a)

Kalyn lives in a Capitalist country

b)

Kalyn lives in a Communist country

12.

My name is Joe. I am in a soup kitchen run by a local charity, getting free food to eat. I used to run a company but it went bankrupt in 1987. Since then I have had to survive on the charity of others.

a)

Joe lives in a Capitalist country

b)

Joe lives in a Communist country

13.

My name is Michael. I am one of the top medical minds in the country. I hope one day that I will be able to put my knowledge to full effect. There is not a need for doctors at the moment so I am biding my time working as a plumber

a)

Michael lives in a capitalist country

b)

Michael lives in a communist country

14.

My name is Ash. I am a high ranking Government official, at the moment the biggest issue in society is the oppression of our minorities. Although I earn lots of money, lots of people don't and that's because of the way we organise our means of survival. Everyone should be equally compensated for working, that way no one misses out.

a)

Ash is a Capitalist living in a Capitalist country

b)

Ash is a Capitalist living in a Communist country

c)

Ash is a Communist living in a Capitalist country

d)

Ash is a Communist living in a Communist country

15.

My name is Mario. 2 weeks ago my brother, Luigi, was arrested. He was trying to open up a "dark web" version of Google and search for US Embassy deportation laws. I reported him.

a)

Mario is a communist living in a communist country. Luigi is Communist

b)

Mario is a communist living in a communist country. Luigi is a capitalist

c)

Mario is a capitalist living in a communist country. Luigi is a communist

d)

Mario is a capitalist living in a capitalist country. Luigi is a communist