According to the Primary Source in This Chapter, the New

question 37

Multiple Choice

According to the primary source in this chapter, The New Class, how does Djilas describe the communist party?

• A) The party had allowed a limited amount of dissidents into its ranks to mollify public opinion.
• B) The revolution had provided for greater legal security and greater civil rights.
• C) Complete authority lay in the power of a single new class.
• D) The simplicity of the Communist system lies with its elected parliament.
• E) Under communism all political positions are open to all members of the Communist Party.

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