Question 5 • World History 1A - Mr.Sauceda (Fall 2026)
Read the excerpt from The Communist Manifesto.Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians [workers] have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!
Answer
A
Workers should take care not to lose their personal property.
B
Workers are so oppressed that they should revolt.
C
A failed revolt will land the revolutionaries in prison, in chains.
D
It is unjust to hold communist revolutionaries in chains.
Explanation
The excerpt says workers have “nothing to lose but their chains” and “a world to win,” urging workers everywhere to unite. This means the authors believe workers are so oppressed that they should revolt; it is not mainly a warning about personal property or literal imprisonment.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.