Marxism and Related Concepts Quiz

Who supported Karl Marx financially and co-authored some of his works?

• Friedrich Engels

• Che Guevara

• Fidel Castro

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

What are the foundational beliefs for Marxists?

• Atheism

• Materialism

• Fascism

• All of the above

• None of the above.

What does “dialectic” mean?

• A dialect of a language in a specific region

• The battle between good and evil

• The struggle between thesis, antithesis, and synthesis

• The conflict between the US and the Soviet Union

• None of the above

Marxists today often see economic struggle as the main conflict between which groups?

• Religious and non-religious

• Blacks and whites

• Men and women

• Heterosexuals and homosexuals

• All of the above

What is the first step toward communism according to Marx?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Materialism

• Anarchy

• None of the above

Socialism begins with which of the following?

• Heavy taxation

• Government takeover of businesses

• Elimination of laws protecting private property

• All of the above

• None of the above.

Marxism seeks to abolish which of the following?

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Religion

• All of the above

• None of the above.

According to Marxism, what drives all of human history?

• Elimination of unfit humans

• Elimination of minority groups

• Elimination of economic injustice

• All of the above

• None of the above.

Who oppresses workers according to Marxism?

• Business owners

• Politicians

• Religious leaders

• All of the above

• None of the above.

Where does postmodernism disagree with Marxism?

• Postmodernism denies science’s ability to discover objective truth.

• Postmodernism denies that Karl Marx ever existed.

• Postmodernism agrees with capitalism.

• Postmodernism agrees with the Christian idea of sin nature.

• None of the above.