Economics - Communism MCQ Test 1

1. What is the primary objective of a command economy in the context of communism?

2. Which of the following was NOT a founding member of the Communist International (Comintern)?

3. Which term is used to describe the cooperative farming communities established in China under Mao Zedong?

4. Which economic indicator measures the percentage increase in the general level of prices for goods and services, often associated with economic challenges in communist systems?

5. What was the main focus of the Great Leap Forward initiated by Mao Zedong?

6. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

7. Which economic concept refers to the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a specific period, often used as a measure of economic performance?

8. Who authored the Communist Manifesto?

9. Which statement best describes the role of religion in communist ideology?

10. What is the main focus of the New Economic Policy (NEP) introduced in post-revolutionary Russia?

11. What is the main principle underlying the concept of 'dictatorship of the proletariat'?

12. What is the main purpose of Five-Year Plans in a communist economy?

13. Which term describes the practice of making a product more valuable through processing or labor in a communist economy?

14. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the establishment of the People's Republic of China?

15. Which term is used to describe the economic theory advocating for the abolition of private property?

16. Which economist is credited with developing the 'Law of Value' within Marxist economics?

17. What is the term for the economic theory that combines elements of socialism and capitalism, often associated with Yugoslavia under Tito?

18. Who wrote the Communist Manifesto alongside Karl Marx?

19. Who was the first leader of the People's Republic of China?

20. Which country was the first to implement a communist government?

21. Which statement best describes the economic impact of the Cultural Revolution in China?

22. Which of the following countries did NOT adopt a form of communism in the 20th century?

23. Which country was ruled by Fidel Castro, who established a communist government?

24. What was the primary objective of the Soviet policy known as 'glasnost'?

25. What is the primary objective of the 'command economy' model often associated with communist states?

26. Which economic term refers to the total value of goods produced and services provided by a country in a year, often used to measure the economic output of communist states?

27. What was the name of the Hungarian uprising against Soviet-imposed policies in 1956?

28. What is the primary goal of a command economy in the context of communism?

29. Which country was NOT part of the original communist bloc known as the 'Eastern Bloc' during the Cold War?

30. What was the main focus of the cultural revolution led by Mao Zedong in China?

31. Which statement best describes the role of private property in a communist society?

32. Which term is used to describe the principle of equal distribution of resources in a communist society?

33. Which communist leader introduced the policy of 'Perestroika' in an attempt to reform the Soviet economic system?

34. Which country was the first to adopt communism as its official ideology?

35. Which country's communist leader was famously referred to as the 'Red Napoleon'?

36. Which communist leader initiated the 'Great Leap Forward', an ambitious but ultimately disastrous economic and social campaign in China?

37. Who coined the term 'Dictatorship of the Proletariat'?

38. What is a key criticism of communist economic systems?

39. What is the central idea behind the concept of 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs'?

40. How do communist economies typically address private property?

41. Who was the Romanian communist leader known for his independent foreign policy and strained relations with the Soviet Union?

42. Who is known as the co-author of the Communist Manifesto alongside Karl Marx?

43. What is the primary goal of a communist economic system?

44. What was the name of the Soviet economic reform introduced in the 1980s to decentralize economic planning?

45. What was the primary motivation behind the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro?

46. Who was the founder and first leader of the People's Republic of China, implementing communist policies and reforms?

47. Which economic principle is central to the communist ideology?

48. Which of the following is a central feature of a planned economy in a communist system?

49. What was the primary purpose of the 'Great Leap Forward' in China under Mao Zedong?

50. What economic term refers to the government's ownership and control of all means of production in a communist system?