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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rights of Man, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gideon deny?
(a) The role of leader.
(b) The idea of being given the role of leader.
(c) The drawbacks of being a leader.
(d) The benefits of being a leader.

2. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?
(a) A self-sufficient government.
(b) An absence of government.
(c) Partial governments.
(d) Absolute governments.

3. What does Paine wish America could have used against the British?
(a) The heat of summer.
(b) The element of surprise.
(c) The use of inside information.
(d) The harshness of winter.

4. What does Paine attribute his literary career to?
(a) The revolution and his dedication to independence.
(b) The revolution, his dedication to independence, and the will of the American people.
(c) Only the revolution.
(d) Only his dedication to independence.

5. At what age can a monarch be appointed in Britain?
(a) At age ten.
(b) At any age.
(c) At age twenty.
(d) At age fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to British law, how long do the children of the king have the right to rule over every common person?

2. What types of goals should the members of the elected have?

3. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?

4. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?

5. When was the law invented that took the freedom away from the English subjects?

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