Das Kapital Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Das Kapital? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What's the C-M-C process?


Selling in order to buy
Buying in order to sell
Investment in the means of production
An equation Einstein made up
Q. What's the M-C-M' process?


Selling in order to buy
Buying in order to sell
Investment in the instruments of labour
The life cycle of a cell
Q. According to Marx, what's the unique commodity that can create value?


Labor-power
Finance capital
Manufacture
Ice cream
Q. What does the wealth of society appear as under capitalism, according to Marx?


Private ownership of the means of production
An immense collection of commodities
High-tech instruments of labor
Ask Adam Smith
Q. What does Marx say is so unique about the labor-power commodity?


It has one of those cool hyphens in its name
It can create value without needing instruments of labor
It can create value but doesn't cost anything
It can create more value than it itself is worth