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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?
(a) Giving medicine to the dead.
(b) Reasoning with a wall.
(c) Talking to the dead.
(d) Talking to a wall.

2. Why do Englishmen defend their king?
(a) Out of neither reason nor national pride.
(b) Out of reason, rather than national pride.
(c) Out of national pride, rather than reason.
(d) Out of both reason and national pride.

3. Whose sermon given to celebrate the anniversary of the English Revolution does Burke misrepresent?
(a) Joseph Priestley.
(b) Richard Price.
(c) James Mackintosh.
(d) Daniel Conway.

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

5. What does Paine believe each generation should have?
(a) Its own ideals, values, and choices in government.
(b) The ideals and values of the preceding government.
(c) Its own values, but the ideals of the preceding government.
(d) Its own ideals, but the values of the preceding government.

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

7. What is the English government's position on the French Revolution?
(a) The English government supports it.
(b) Almost all of the English government supports it.
(c) Half of the English government supports it.
(d) The English government does not support it.

8. What tactic will the king use to gain favor in the long run if he cannot rule through force in the short run?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Information.
(c) Subtlety.
(d) War.

9. What does government promote?
(a) Equality.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Unity.
(d) Acceptance.

10. Why does England constantly need a foe to battle?
(a) To provide a reason for its high taxes.
(b) To increase trade agreements.
(c) To increase jobs through war.
(d) To prove their place in the world.

11. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?
(a) A fallacy.
(b) A hypocrisy.
(c) A deceptive practice.
(d) A naive attempt.

12. How does Paine describe tyranny?
(a) An opponent that is not easily defeated now, but will be in the future.
(b) An opponent that is easily defeated.
(c) An opponent that once could have been easily defeated, but no longer.
(d) An opponent that is not easily defeated.

13. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Holland.
(d) Germany.

14. According to Paine, what should not be confused with religion?
(a) A cold soul.
(b) A full soul.
(c) An empty soul.
(d) A warm soul.

15. 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 almost all other countries.
(d) America had become more prosperous than England.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Paine compliment Washington?

2. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?

3. Which proverb does Paine refer to when commenting on the acts of Howe and Burgoyne?

4. Where is Paine living when Burke's pamphlet is being published?

5. What grows along with a society?

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