Lesson 3.3.2.4

3.3.2.4 Anarchism Quiz: AQA Politics, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the core objective of anarchism regarding state authority?

    • Establishing military rule
    • Abolition of government
    • Expansion of welfare
    • Strengthening state laws

  2. Which core principle reflects the anarchist value of self-governance without coercive authority?

    • Individual autonomy
    • State sovereignty
    • Social hierarchy
    • Parliamentary democracy

  3. What main economic structure is supported by collectivist anarchists rather than individualist anarchists?

    • Common ownership
    • State regulation
    • Private property
    • Free-market capitalism

  4. Which anarchist thinker advocated egoism, individualist anarchism, and total personal sovereignty?

    • Max Stirner
    • Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
    • Mikhail Bakunin
    • Peter Kropotkin

  5. Which thinker is key to collectivist anarchism and revolutionary syndicalism?

    • Max Stirner
    • Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
    • Mikhail Bakunin
    • Emma Goldman

  6. Which anarchist thinker advocated freedom as self-expression and defended violent revolutionary tactics?

    • Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
    • Peter Kropotkin
    • Emma Goldman
    • Max Stirner

  7. Which central concept did Peter Kropotkin develop in his work on evolutionary co-operation?

    • Dialectical materialism
    • Class consciousness
    • Egoism
    • Mutual aid

  8. How did Pierre-Joseph Proudhon define society organised without sovereign authority?

    • Order without power
    • Dictatorship of proletariat
    • Spontaneous violence
    • Tyranny of majority

  9. Which famous slogan regarding private ownership was coined by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?

    • Power to people
    • Religion is opium
    • Might is right
    • Property is theft

  10. How do anarchists view the role and existence of the state?

    • Necessary evil
    • Benevolent protector
    • Corrupt and coercive
    • Neutral arbiter

  11. Which method of action do anarchists advocate instead of participating in parliamentary elections?

    • Judicial review
    • Referendum voting
    • Direct action
    • Party campaigning

  12. Which political ideology advocates voluntary self-organisation without state government?

    • Anarchism
    • State socialism
    • Authoritarianism
    • Fascism

  13. Which ideology proposes resolving social disputes without state institutions or police forces?

    • Fascism
    • Social democracy
    • Traditional conservatism
    • Anarchism

  14. Which organisation type demonstrates practical anarchist principles of voluntary co-operation in society?

    • State monopolies
    • Civil services
    • Worker co-operatives
    • Multinational corporations

  15. According to Max Stirner, how does an individual gain property?

    • State grants
    • Community allocation
    • Personal power
    • Divine right

  16. Which organisation form is central to syndicalist methods of economic control?

    • Political parties
    • State banks
    • Monarchical councils
    • Trade unions

  17. What core value did Emma Goldman closely link with freedom in anarchist thought?

    • Dialectical materialism
    • Mutual aid
    • Self-expression
    • Dictatorship

  18. What do anarchists reject that Marxists accept during a revolutionary transition?

    • Abolishing capitalism
    • Seizing state power
    • Workers' associations
    • Direct action

  19. Which tactical issue deeply divides anarchists in revolutionary struggles?

    • Direct action
    • Abolishing private property
    • Trade union participation
    • Use of violence

  20. What do anarchists generally assume humans are capable of without state coercion?

    • Absolute passivity
    • Inevitable violence
    • Natural co-operation
    • Total selfishness

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