Marx Argued That the Working Class

question 72

Multiple Choice

Marx argued that the working class:

• A) would use religion to overthrow the owners of production.
• B) understood the nature of their relationship with factory owners because of the lesson of religion.
• C) was distracted by religion from the fact that they were being exploited by the ruling class.
• D) used religion as a social mechanism to increase conflict between different economic subgroups.
• E) would one day overtake the churches and change the nature of religion.

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