Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paine describe society?
(a) As a good example.
(b) As a gift.
(c) As a perfect model.
(d) As a blessing.

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

3. What does a strong government assure against?
(a) Civil war and poverty.
(b) Civil war, poverty, and treason.
(c) Poverty, but not civil war or treason.
(d) Civil war, but not poverty.

4. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?
(a) He thinks it is flawed, but not unreasonable.
(b) He thinks it is unnatural, but not absurd.
(c) He thinks it is absurd and unnatural.
(d) He thinks it is reasonable and unflawed.

5. According to Paine, what is the difference between society and government?
(a) East versus West.
(b) Positivism versus negativism.
(c) North versus South.
(d) Right versus wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does government promote?

2. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?

3. How long would news take to travel from England to America if the two countries were to reconcile at this point?

4. What does Paine believe would end government through hereditary?

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

(see the answer key)

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