Question 1

Which term did Marx and Engels use to refer to the owners of the means of production?

Accepted Answer

A)  proletariat 
B)  bourgeoisie 
C)  utopians 
D)  middle class 
A)  proletariat 
B)  bourgeoisie 
C)  utopians 
D)  middle class

Question 2

Define and explain the significance of marketization.Does economic liberalization pave the way for political democracy?

Accepted Answer

Marketization refers to the process of t

Question 3

Socialism could only be created by the political victory of the industrial working class.Who reached this conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Owen 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Charles Fourier 
D)  Henri Saint-Simon 
A)  Robert Owen 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Charles Fourier 
D)  Henri Saint-Simon

Question 4

Social democrats today can be hard to distinguish from reform liberals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The organization of the working class movements in the world was referred to as the First International and the Second International.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term for Lenin's idea of a disciplined party firmly controlled from the top is __________________.

Accepted Answer

democratic

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of modern social democratic planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reserving seats in the House of Commons for aboriginal MPs. 
B)  Taxing tobacco to fund healthcare programs. 
C)  Subsidising local farmers to make them competitive with international markets. 
D)  Dictating amounts of key resources to be produced by the industry. 
A)  Reserving seats in the House of Commons for aboriginal MPs. 
B)  Taxing tobacco to fund healthcare programs. 
C)  Subsidising local farmers to make them competitive with international markets. 
D)  Dictating amounts of key resources to be produced by the industry.

Question 8

Outline some of the ideas Marx and Engels promoted in their Communist Manifesto.Have any been subsequently adopted by liberal or conservative governments?

Accepted Answer

Marx and Engels promoted several key ide

Question 9

What did Bakunin and the anarchists disagree with Marx on?

Accepted Answer

A)  the role and destiny of the masses 
B)  the overthrow of the bourgeoisie 
C)  the role of the state 
D)  Bakunin and Marx did not disagree 
A)  the role and destiny of the masses 
B)  the overthrow of the bourgeoisie 
C)  the role of the state 
D)  Bakunin and Marx did not disagree

Question 10

After Lenin took power in Russia,those who approved of him and his methods formed communist parties in many countries.What else did they form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comintern 
B)  Cominform 
C)  Second International 
D)  Warsaw Treaty Organization 
A)  Comintern 
B)  Cominform 
C)  Second International 
D)  Warsaw Treaty Organization

Question 11

What is the term for a state takeover of an industry or business?

Accepted Answer

A)  privatization 
B)  syndicalism 
C)  nationalization 
D)  deregulation 
A)  privatization 
B)  syndicalism 
C)  nationalization 
D)  deregulation

Question 12

What does the term "proletariat" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the industrial working class 
B)  the owners of the means of production 
C)  those at the bottom of the social scale 
D)  those who owned and worked in their own businesses 
A)  the industrial working class 
B)  the owners of the means of production 
C)  those at the bottom of the social scale 
D)  those who owned and worked in their own businesses

Question 13

On which point would François-Noël Babeuf and Robert Owen disagree with each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans are inherently selfless beings. 
B)  Luxury leads to selfish behaviour. 
C)  Society requires authoritative leadership. 
D)  Money and trade are not essential for successful societies. 
A)  Humans are inherently selfless beings. 
B)  Luxury leads to selfish behaviour. 
C)  Society requires authoritative leadership. 
D)  Money and trade are not essential for successful societies.

Question 14

Which tenet of communism would social democrats be least likely to favour?

Accepted Answer

A)  central planning 
B)  nationalization of key industries 
C)  proletarian dictatorship 
D)  equalization of conditions 
A)  central planning 
B)  nationalization of key industries 
C)  proletarian dictatorship 
D)  equalization of conditions

Question 15

Evaluate the roll of individual desire and ambition in relation to socialist societies.What challenges does it pose,and how have socialist thinkers proposed to overcome these challenges?

Accepted Answer

Individual desire and ambition play a si

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example marketization?

Accepted Answer

A)  lifting price controls, or liberalization 
B)  turning a market economy into a planned economy 
C)  opening a protected economy to foreign trade and investment 
D)  privatizing the means of production 
A)  lifting price controls, or liberalization 
B)  turning a market economy into a planned economy 
C)  opening a protected economy to foreign trade and investment 
D)  privatizing the means of production

Question 17

Canadians have never really embraced the ideology of socialism in any of its variations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In your opinion,is communism as an ideological and political form dead? Has liberalism triumphed as the only workable modern ideology?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether communism is dea

Question 19

Which of the following examples would NOT fit in a socialist society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governments set interest rates 
B)  Private companies are banned from extracting oil 
C)  Private luxuries are owned by some of the population 
D)  Grocery chains are owned by different companies 
A)  Governments set interest rates 
B)  Private companies are banned from extracting oil 
C)  Private luxuries are owned by some of the population 
D)  Grocery chains are owned by different companies

Question 20

What name did those who opposed Lenin and his methods regroup under?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxists 
B)  utopian socialists 
C)  communists 
D)  social democrats 
A)  Marxists 
B)  utopian socialists 
C)  communists 
D)  social democrats

Exam 12: Socialism and Communism

Which term did Marx and Engels use to refer to the owners of the means of production?

Define and explain the significance of marketization.Does economic liberalization pave the way for political democracy?

Socialism could only be created by the political victory of the industrial working class.Who reached this conclusion?

Social democrats today can be hard to distinguish from reform liberals.

The organization of the working class movements in the world was referred to as the First International and the Second International.

The term for Lenin's idea of a disciplined party firmly controlled from the top is __________________.

Which of the following is NOT an example of modern social democratic planning?

Outline some of the ideas Marx and Engels promoted in their Communist Manifesto.Have any been subsequently adopted by liberal or conservative governments?

What did Bakunin and the anarchists disagree with Marx on?

After Lenin took power in Russia,those who approved of him and his methods formed communist parties in many countries.What else did they form?

What is the term for a state takeover of an industry or business?

What does the term "proletariat" refer to?

On which point would François-Noël Babeuf and Robert Owen disagree with each other?

Which tenet of communism would social democrats be least likely to favour?

Evaluate the roll of individual desire and ambition in relation to socialist societies.What challenges does it pose,and how have socialist thinkers proposed to overcome these challenges?

Which of the following is NOT an example marketization?

Canadians have never really embraced the ideology of socialism in any of its variations.

In your opinion,is communism as an ideological and political form dead? Has liberalism triumphed as the only workable modern ideology?

Which of the following examples would NOT fit in a socialist society?

What name did those who opposed Lenin and his methods regroup under?

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