Ctions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences. 1.
PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?
A. By fulfilling Karl Marx's true vision of communism, citizens and their economy
would no doubt thrive.
B. Communism has been used to increase a leader's power and keep the lower
class in powerless positions.
C. While communism and capitalism have both proved to be imperfect systems,
both have provided people with power.
D. Modern communist countries have proven that it is impossible to provide every
citizen with equal goods and resources.
2.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "Of course, in a capitalist society, there is not just the rich and the poor, but
different groups of people between these two extremes with different levels of