30 Questions
Which philosopher described an ideal state in which a ruling class of guardians serves the needs of the whole community?
Plato
Which religious group practiced a simple kind of communism as a way of maintaining solidarity and avoiding the evils of private ownership?
Christians
Who wrote the visionary work Utopia, which describes an imaginary perfect society where money is abolished and people share goods?
Thomas More
What is the main goal of communism?
To establish a classless economic system
Which economic system does communism oppose?
Capitalism
When did the term communism start to be widely used?
1840s
Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
What did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels conclude in The Communist Manifesto?
All of the above
Which of the following is a characteristic of a purely communist state?
Collective ownership of the means of production
What is democratic centralism in the context of communist parties?
A voting process that binds all party members to follow the party's decision
What is a centrally planned economy?
An economic system where the government makes all decisions regarding manufacturing and distribution
Which countries continue to function as communist states today?
China, Cuba, North Korea, Laos, and Vietnam
Which country is regarded as one of the most isolative and secretive in the world?
North Korea
What was the result of Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' plan in China?
The deaths of 15-45 million people
What is the main political party permitted to function in Cuba?
Communist Party of Cuba
Which country is ranked 175th in the world for economic freedom, according to the Heritage Foundation?
Cuba
What ideology of communism does North Korea adhere to?
Juche
What is the current form of government in North Korea?
Totalitarian dictatorship
Which of the following countries listed communism as their official form of government in the late 20th century?
Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite republics
According to scholars, why do modern scholars doubt that any of the countries under communism were truly communist?
Because they did not eliminate elements of capitalism
Which book argues that the Cold War was an ideological struggle between the private capitalism of the West and the 'state-controlled capitalism' of the Soviet Union?
Class Theory and History: Capitalism and Communism in the USSR
What was one of the common factors that contributed to the failure of communism?
Absence of free legal markets
Why did many Soviet workers focus on black market activity rather than their government-assigned jobs?
To increase their personal wealth
What effect did corruption, laziness, and intense government surveillance have on the communist system?
They led to disillusionment and dissatisfaction
Which of the following is a key difference between centrally planned economies and free-market economies?
Centrally planned economies rely on government control, while free-market economies rely on businesses and consumers.
What is the goal of communism?
Establishment of absolute social equality and elimination of socioeconomic classes.
How does socialism differ from communism?
Socialism strives to minimize differences between social classes, while communism aims for absolute social equality.
Which country is often considered as the prototypical example of communism in action?
Soviet Union
What were the reform efforts undertaken by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union called?
Perestroika and glasnost
What led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union into 15 separate republics?
Demands for economic, social, and political reforms
Test your knowledge on centrally planned economies and free-market economies in this quiz. Discover the differences between these economic systems and understand how income inequality is addressed in centrally planned economies. Explore concepts like compensation based on need and the elimination of revenue, interest income, and profit.
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