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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does society promote?

2. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?

3. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?

4. What concerns Paine about how Burke's pamphlet is published?

5. According to Paine, what does Burke lack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it necessary for the states to be separated?

2. What are the problems with using faith and religion for political purposes?

3. What does Paine hope the English people will do as a result of reading Burke's pamphlets?

4. What does Paine think the effects of Burke's pamphlets will be and what are Burke's reasons for publishing them?

5. What does Burke accuse the French of pertaining to their actions against Louis XVI and how does Paine correct him?

6. What are the reasons Paine gives in support of America's Declaration of Independence?

7. What would happen to the land in America if the country reconciles with England?

8. How does Paine describes Benjamin Franklin's historical role in the French Constitution?

9. What are some of the other criticisms that Paine has about Howe?

10. What is the difference between society and government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Age of Reason features Paine's views of religion as he questions certain aspects of the different churches and practices.

1) Describe Paine's personal opinions about religion, churches, and which one he ascribes to.

2) Analyze Paine's description of revelation and the way it is referred to by different religions.

3) Explain some of the different examples of how Paine questions some of the tales in Christianity, and his general views on how Christians live their lives.

4) Describe why Paine has doubts about the authenticity of the Old and New Testaments, what he believes is the most important proof of God's existence, and what guide people should refer to when seeking God's advice or wishes.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the Rights of Man, Paine explains the differences between the three origins of government and provides a comparison of the English Constitution and the French Constitution.

1) Define the government of priesthood, the government of conquerors, and the government of reason, including the differences in how they work.

2) Compare and contrast the English Constitution with the French Constitution, and describe how Paine refers to both in his theory of how a government should be formed.

3) Explain the influence that America had on the French Constitution and why Paine considers it to be better than the English Constitution.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the letter to the Inhabitants of America that Paine writes about in the beginning years of the revolution. Include a description of his thoughts on the previous governments of Ancient Rome and Greece, as well as the similarities and differences between them and the new government that America is forming.

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