Lesson 3.3.1.3.1

3.3.1.3.1 Socialism: Marxism, revolutionary socialism and social democracy Quiz: AQA Politics, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. According to Karl Marx, what is the primary driving force of historical development?

    • Nationalist rivalry
    • Class struggle
    • Religious faith
    • Technological neutrality

  2. Which Marxist concept states that material economic conditions drive historical change through social conflict?

    • Keynesianism
    • Evolutionary socialism
    • Moral idealism
    • Dialectical materialism

  3. What is the primary method favoured by revolutionary socialists to abolish capitalism?

    • Gradual taxation
    • Mass revolution
    • Parliamentary reform
    • Constitutional amendment

  4. Through which mechanism do social democrats seek to achieve social justice and equality?

    • Parliamentary reform
    • Armed insurrection
    • General strikes
    • Total deregulation

  5. In Marxist theory, how is an individual's social class primarily determined?

    • Geographic location
    • Relation to production
    • Level of education
    • Cultural accent

  6. Which value is considered the foundational core aim of all strands of socialism?

    • Market deregulation
    • Social equality
    • Individual liberty
    • Traditional authority

  7. What is the main disagreement between revolutionary socialists and social democrats?

    • Support for workers
    • Revolution versus reform
    • Need for equality
    • Opposition to fascism

  8. What does Marxist theory call the inherent flaws within capitalism that inevitably trigger economic crises?

    • Market equilibrium
    • Invisible hand
    • Internal contradictions
    • Cultural hegemony

  9. What term did Karl Marx use for the value extracted by capitalists from workers' unpaid labour?

    • Surplus value
    • Exchange rate
    • Marginal utility
    • Capital gain

  10. In Marxist theory, what term refers to the wage-earning working class?

    • Proletariat
    • Lumpenproletariat
    • Aristocracy
    • Bourgeoisie

  11. Which Marxist term describes workers misinterpreting their exploitation by accepting ruling-class ideology?

    • Dialectical conflict
    • Class consciousness
    • Historical materialism
    • False consciousness

  12. According to Marx, what causes the state to eventually wither away?

    • Increase in taxation
    • End of classes
    • Expansion of democracy
    • Rise of nationalism

  13. In Marx's theory of history, which group has the historic mission to overthrow capitalism?

    • The aristocracy
    • The bourgeoisie
    • The peasantry
    • The proletariat

  14. In Marxist thought, what shapes the superstructure of culture, law, and politics?

    • Political elite
    • Religious ideology
    • Intellectual discourse
    • Economic base

  15. Which method do social democrats favour to achieve socialist aims instead of revolution?

    • Military takeover
    • Violent overthrow
    • Evolutionary reform
    • Direct action

  16. Public ownership combined with higher welfare taxes within capitalism best describes which ideology?

    • Marxism-Leninism
    • Revolutionary socialism
    • Anarcho-communism
    • Social democracy

  17. Which branch of socialism achieved change primarily through parliamentary democracy and welfare expansion?

    • Social democracy
    • Orthodox Marxism
    • Syndicalism
    • Maoism

  18. Where did Marx incorrectly predict socialist revolutions would first occur?

    • Advanced capitalist states
    • Feudal monarchies
    • Developing colonies
    • Agrarian societies

  19. In Marxist theory, what defines the ruling class?

    • Ownership of production
    • Military command
    • Religious authority
    • Electoral popularity

  20. In revolutionary socialism, what is the primary role of a vanguard party?

    • Promoting individualism
    • Managing free markets
    • Protecting capitalism
    • Leading the proletariat

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