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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paine, what is Burke incapable of understanding about the way government works?
(a) The difference between democracy and representation.
(b) The difference between democracy and a monarchy.
(c) The difference between representation and a monarchy.
(d) The difference between democracy, representation, and a monarchy.

2. If the American Revolution had been fought only to separate America from England, how much attention does Paine think it would have received?
(a) No attention.
(b) Very little attention.
(c) A considerable amount of attention.
(d) The attention of the world.

3. Which one of Burke's books contained several pages quoted from the Rights of Man?
(a) Further Reflections on the French Revolution.
(b) Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs.
(c) Thoughts on the Present Discontents.
(d) A Vindication of Natural Society.

4. What label does Paine give to revelations that have not been witnessed?
(a) Disputable.
(b) Absolutions.
(c) Indisputable.
(d) Hearsay.

5. How should people self-impose laws in order to exist harmoniously in the absence of government?
(a) Only on a personal level.
(b) There can be no laws without government.
(c) On a personal and professional level.
(d) Only on a professional level.

6. How important is it for a civilized society to guarantee a better life for its people than if they had been born before civilization?
(a) It should be one of many lesser goals.
(b) It should be the secondary goal.
(c) It is not important.
(d) It should be the primary goal.

7. How did the conquerors treat defeated enemies in the earliest known governments?
(a) As individuals.
(b) As property.
(c) As paid employees.
(d) As equals.

8. What ancient philosopher does Paine mention in Age of Reason?
(a) Confucius.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristotle.

9. Where is the church located to which Paine subscribes?
(a) In his mind.
(b) He does not subscribe to a church.
(c) Rome.
(d) Jerusalem.

10. What do civilized states have that natural states do not?
(a) Disadvantages.
(b) Advantages.
(c) The enforcement of laws.
(d) The absence of laws.

11. Which one of the following does Paine list as an example of an uncivilized culture?
(a) The middle class in Europe.
(b) The poor in Europe.
(c) The poor in South America.
(d) The middle class in South America.

12. Which years of the American Revolution did America have no government?
(a) The last three.
(b) The last two.
(c) The first two.
(d) The first three.

13. According to Paine, what should each man strive for?
(a) To make the world a powerful place.
(b) To make the world a decent place.
(c) To make the world a happy place.
(d) To make the world a noteworthy place.

14. Who does a person that owns property owe ground rent to?
(a) The rest of society.
(b) Those who can afford to purchase the land for more than it is worth.
(c) Those who cannot afford land of their own.
(d) The government.

15. How much of the New Testament did Jesus write?
(a) Very little.
(b) Only the second half.
(c) None.
(d) Only the first half.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did people who lived in ancient times choose not to cultivate the land they occupied?

2. What sacrifice was made in the formation of some churches, according to Paine?

3. What type of payment does Paine think should be paid to those who have been cheated of their inheritance?

4. What term refers to a property that does not need to be maintained by the owner?

5. What does Paine think is created between religions by the existence of certain churches?

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