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Quiz for Primary Source 23.5: Adelheid Popp, the Making of a Socialist

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1. Popp’s description of her work in a factory as a teenager implicitly made the point that

even “good” non-union factory jobs failed to provide workers with an adequate living.

hard work was the essential ingredient to success.

male workers were much better off than female workers.

factory work was a big step up from agricultural labor.

Correct. The answer is a. Popp described her job as well paid in comparison to other factories. Nonetheless, all of its workers were malnourished, and all had to sacrifice their dignity in order to keep their jobs.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Popp described her job as well paid in comparison to other factories. Nonetheless, all of its workers were malnourished, and all had to sacrifice their dignity in order to keep their jobs.

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2. How did Popp characterize her early political leanings?

As naively socialist

As vaguely Marxist

As nationalist and conservative

As rabidly reactionary

Correct. The answer is c. Popp described the way she was drawn into a version of mainstream German conservatism that celebrated patriotic feeling.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Popp described the way she was drawn into a version of mainstream German conservatism that celebrated patriotic feeling.

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3. What events played a key role in Popp’s embrace of socialism?

A strike at her factory and the resulting anti-union activities of government officials

Bloody Sunday in Moscow and an attack on socialist protestors in Berlin

A trial of Social Democrats on trumped-up charges and contact with a persuasive Social Democrat

Reading the works of Marx and learning about the views of other important socialists

Correct. The answer is c. As Popp described her political awakening, she was first roused by sympathy for falsely accused Social Democrats and then confirmed in her new beliefs by conversations with an intelligent and well-read Social Democrat.

Incorrect. The answer is c. As Popp described her political awakening, she was first roused by sympathy for falsely accused Social Democrats and then confirmed in her new beliefs by conversations with an intelligent and well-read Social Democrat.