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Quiz for Viewpoints 30.1: Becoming a Socialist

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1. From where does James Keir Hardie believe the movement for changing the system of production will come?

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Correct: The answer is a. Hardie asserted that “it is to the working-class itself that we must look for changing the system of production and making it a means of providing for the healthy human need of all the people.”
Incorrect: The answer is a. Hardie asserted that “it is to the working-class itself that we must look for changing the system of production and making it a means of providing for the healthy human need of all the people.”
1. From where does James Keir Hardie believe the movement for changing the system of production will come?

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2. What does Hardie believe is the enemy of the workers?

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Correct: The answer is c. Hardie asserted that the workers need to realize that private property is their enemy.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Hardie asserted that the workers need to realize that private property is their enemy.
2. What does Hardie believe is the enemy of the workers?

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3. According to Orwell, to which class was socialism confined?

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Correct: The answer is b. Orwell described the typical socialist as a middle-class hypocrite who had no intention of giving up his or her own privileged position in society.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Orwell described the typical socialist as a middle-class hypocrite who had no intention of giving up his or her own privileged position in society.
3. According to Orwell, to which class was socialism confined?

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4. What, in Orwell’s view, did most working-class people associate with socialism?

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Correct: The answer is c. According to Orwell, most working-class people associated socialism with defined, attainable goals, such as shorter hours, better working conditions, and better wages.
Incorrect: The answer is c. According to Orwell, most working-class people associated socialism with defined, attainable goals, such as shorter hours, better working conditions, and better wages.
4. What, in Orwell’s view, did most working-class people associate with socialism?