Introduction to Marxism: Video Quiz

Where did Marx live and write?

• England

• Germany

• Russia

• France

Marxism is a conflict theory that claims the conflict in society is between the ______________

Marx saw socialism as way to create a(n) ____ society for all people.

In England in the 1700s the government passed the _____ which forced people to move to cities and work in big factories for low wages.

• Capitalist acts

• Land Protection Act

• Enclosure Acts

• feudal acts

What is the basis of Capitalism?

• welfare programs

• a democratically elected leadership

• high taxes

• private ownership of the means of production

Which were the classes created by early capitalism?

• aristocrats and peasants

• lords and ladies

• bourgeoisie and proletariat

• workers and owners of capital

What did Marx criticize about the Capitalist system?

• the rich got poorer

• the rich got richer

• the poor got richer

• the poor stayed poor

What did Marx predict for the future?

• The poor would all be killed by the rich

• The poor would realize that they had no power

• The workers would rise up and overthrow the Capitalist system

• education and personal development would bring about a peaceful transformation

What was originally the central idea of Communism?

• free communication for everyone

• communal ownership of means of production

• all factories and land would be destroyed

• oppression of the rich by the poor

What does the term "dialectic" refer to?

• A particular dialect of a language spoken in a particular ethnic region.

• The constant battle between the forces of good and evil.

• The cyclical struggle between thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.

• The battle between the United States and the former Soviet Union.