Exploring the Ideas of Karl Marx

What is the name of the influential book that Karl Marx co-authored with Friedrich Engels?

• The Wealth of Nations

• Das Kapital

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Origin of Species

Karl Marx is best known for his critique of which economic system?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

What is the term used by Marx to describe the working class?

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Aristocracy

• Serfs

According to Marx, what drives historical change and class struggle?

• Religion

• Education

• Economic forces

• Political institutions

What did Marx predict would be the final stage of society's evolution?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Democracy

Which concept refers to Marx's belief that workers are disconnected from the products of their labor?

• Utilitarianism

• Alienation

• Anomie

• Rationalization

What is the term Marx used to describe the owners of the means of production?

• Proletariat

• Bourgeoisie

• Feudal lords

• Capitalists

Marx's theory of history is known as what?

• Historical materialism

• Existentialism

• Empiricism

• Rationalism

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Marx's theory of base and superstructure?

• Economic base

• Cultural institutions

• Political structures

• Biological determinism

What did Marx argue was the "opium of the people"?

• Money

• Government

• Religion

• Education