According to Karl Marx, How Could a Belief in Heaven

question 30

Multiple Choice

According to Karl Marx, how could a belief in heaven as a reward for earthly suffering serve the interests of the ruling class?

• A) by keeping the lower class from demanding better treatment in this life
• B) by distracting the lower classes with gaudy spectacles
• C) by using the church as a means to extract economic resources from the poor
• D) by keeping the lower classes busy with religious activities so that they wouldn't have time to organize
• E) by making people meek

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