A Marxist IQ for this October

 
BY:Communist Party USA| October 15, 2026
A Marxist IQ for this October

 

1. October saw which of these important revolutionary developments:

a. The People’s Republic of China was established in Beijing in 1949.
b. The German Democratic Republic was established in 1949.
c. General Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown in 1781 marked the triumph of the American Revolution.
d. All of the above.

2. In October, 1936, what international group recruited communists and workers to defend the Spanish Republic from fascist attack by forces supported by Nazi Germany and the United States?

a. International Brigades organized volunteers, including the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the U.S.
b. The Hearst newspaper chain.
c. The Knights of Columbus.
d. All of the above.

3. October saw the capture and/or execution of which of these revolutionary leaders:

a. Patrice Lumumba by CIA aided forces in Bolivia in the Congo in 1961.
b. Che Guevara by CIA aided forces in Bolivia in 1967.
c. Salvador Allende by CIA aided forces in Chile in 1973.
d. All of the above.

4. In 1977, Native delegates at a UN-affiliated conference in Geneva on discrimination against Indigenous peoples in the Americas proposed replacing Columbus Day with a day recognizing Indigenous peoples. What cities or states have enacted Indigenous People’s Day in some form?

a. South Dakota, with Native Americans Day (1990).
b. Berkeley, California, with Indigenous People’s Day (1992).
c.  President Biden proclaimed Indigenous People’s Day (2021).
d. All of the above.

5. In response to their unjust arrest on Oct. 13, 1970, an international solidarity campaign was organized, led by the Communist Party USA, to win their freedom. Who was this people’s activist and Marxist intellectual leader?

a. Assata Shakur.
b. Fred Hampton.
c. Angela Davis.
d. Huey Newton.


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