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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Crisis.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did the men in the American army fight Howe?
(a) They fought for an ideal, not property.
(b) They fought for an ideal and property.
(c) They fought neither for an ideal nor property.
(d) They fought for property, not an ideal.
2. According to Paine, what is the difference between society and government?
(a) Right versus wrong.
(b) Positivism versus negativism.
(c) North versus South.
(d) East versus West.
3. How does Paine refer to himself, with regards to Howe?
(a) An enemy and countryman.
(b) A friend and an enemy.
(c) A friend, enemy, and countryman.
(d) A friend and countryman.
4. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?
(a) He thinks it is unnatural, but not absurd.
(b) He thinks it is reasonable and unflawed.
(c) He thinks it is absurd and unnatural.
(d) He thinks it is flawed, but not unreasonable.
5. What are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?
(a) Power and honor.
(b) Only power.
(c) Power, honor, and authority.
(d) Only honor.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do Englishmen defend their king?
2. What does a strong government assure against?
3. What river are the American troops preparing to cross as Paine describes their trials and tribulations?
4. What city did the British incorrectly assume was the center of America when they attacked it?
5. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?
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