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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Age of Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the first twenty years of American independence not predict, according to Paine?
(a) The next five years.
(b) The next ten years.
(c) The next fifteen years.
(d) The next twenty years.

2. Why does Paine state that America took up arms against England?
(a) England forced the hand of America.
(b) Other countries forced the hand of America.
(c) America had become more prosperous than England.
(d) America had become more prosperous than almost all other countries.

3. Which one of the following is not included in the natural rights Paine believes should be retained by people after they are born?
(a) The right to stand up for a cause.
(b) The right to procure happiness.
(c) The right to practice religion.
(d) The right to be provided for.

4. In the Christian tale, where is Satan banished to by the Almighty?
(a) A desert.
(b) A cave.
(c) A pit.
(d) A mountain.

5. What point does Paine make about the rights of people to believe in events that took place?
(a) People have the right not to believe something they have not witnessed.
(b) People should believe in something they have not seen, only if it is reported by witnesses.
(c) People do not have the right to doubt something they have not witnessed.
(d) People should believe in something they have not seen, only if it is reported by credible witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paine explain about the Almighty's response after Eve bites the apple?

2. According to Paine, what happened as a result of the Christian tales?

3. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?

4. Which years of the American Revolution did America have no government?

5. How does Paine describe Burke's descriptions of the French during the Revolution?

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