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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine hope the English people will realize from Burke's pamphlet?
(a) How archaic the English laws are.
(b) How easy the English laws are to change.
(c) How difficult the English laws are to change.
(d) How complicated the English laws are.

2. What concerns Paine about how Burke's pamphlet is published?
(a) The colors used.
(b) The incorrect order of pages.
(c) The small print.
(d) The translation.

3. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?
(a) Christians.
(b) Those who pretend to be Christians.
(c) Those who pretend to be Quakers.
(d) Quakers.

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

5. How did Paine originally view Burke, before he denounced the French Revolution?
(a) As a possible ally.
(b) As an enemy.
(c) As a possible threat.
(d) As an ally.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of the Revolution does Paine discuss in a letter to the Inhabitants of America?

2. What is the result of using faith for political reasons?

3. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?

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

5. How does Paine refer to himself, with regards to Howe?

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