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Intro to Communism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the "Mad Monk" who was a component of the fall of the Russian Monarchy was...

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Grigory Rasputin

d)

David Hasselhoff

2.

Communism is...

a)

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned

b)

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common

c)

A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls

d)

The theory or doctrine that all forms of government are oppressive and undesirable and should be abolished

3.

The Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne after a revolution in which year?

a)

1905

b)

1914

c)

1917

d)

1939

4.

Why was the Government created in 1905 not a "true Government?"

a)

Rasputin was its only member

b)

The Tsar still had complete authority and could dispel the government whenever he disagreed with them

c)

Each member could only serve for a total of one week

d)

The Government was actually just cardboard cutouts the Tsar would pretend to argue with on TV

5.

True or False: Lenin was on the frontlines during the March 1917 revolution that overthrew the tsar

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Karl Marx was born in which country?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

7.

True or False: Karl Marz gave specific instructions to help Lenin during the revolution in Russia

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Karl Marx created communism

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Karl Marx's writing partner was named...

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Fredrich Engels

c)

Martin Heidegger

d)

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

10.

True or false: The Russian Bolshevik party (the main Communist party of Russia) took power immediately after the Tsar was overthrown

a)

True

b)

False