Exam

According to Karl Marx, capitalism creates its own gravediggers, the:

	socialists
	soviet
	proletariat
	intelligentsia

Which of the following would be considered a “mode of production”?

	the proletariat
	division of labor
	capitalism
	a factory

The concept that the economic system (or economic relationship between individuals) is the foundation of society and determines the organization of everything within that society (e.g. philosophy, politics, religion, etc…) is known as:

	the means of production
	capitalism
	materialism
	anarchism

According to Marx, the state (i.e. government) was first created in order to

	protect our natural rights
	oppress the masses
	facilitate the path toward a communist utopia
	to spark revolution

Karl Marx was:

	Polish
	German
	Russian
	British

The British 1832 reform Bill:

	created an English republic by eliminating the monarchy
	set a limit on the number of hours workingmen could be forced to work
	expanded the franchise
	abolished the House of Lords

The First Industrial Nation was

	Germany
	the United States
	France
	Britain

The most important invention in the industrial revolution was the train.

True

False

The factory system had all of the following benefits for efficient and cost effective mass production except

	it allowed for division of labor
	helped prevent embezzlement
	it allowed for greater quality control
	raised the leverage and pay of skilled craftsmen

All of the following was an advantage for British industry except:

	navigable rivers
	it's an island
	government control of resources in the ground
	lack of big mountain ranges

In his Inquiry into the Origins and Nature of The Wealth of Nations (1776), Adam Smith argued in favor of practicing private self-interest as a path toward an improved public good.

	True
	False

Friedrich Engels' work on the Condition of the Working-Class is based on:

	his experience in father's factory
	his experience as factory worker
	his experience as a government factory inspector
	his experience as a college professor studying factory work

· The primary end goals of Marxism is to eliminate factory work, mass production and mechanization.

True

False

The 19th c. age of liberalism appealed primarily to:

	manual laborers
	the proletariat
	middle-class businessmen
	the aristocracy