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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Constitutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained by Paine in the Conclusion of Part One, which two forces was mankind influenced by?
(a) Reason and ignorance.
(b) Curiosity and knowledge.
(c) Reason and knowledge.
(d) Curiosity and ignorance.

2. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?
(a) The U.S. had the ability to reverse the effects of a monarchy.
(b) The U.S. will never resort to a monarchy.
(c) The U.S. was prospering without a monarchy.
(d) The U.S. was the only example of an overthrown monarchy.

3. What happened to responsibility when a country attempted to blend both influences that Paine referenced in the Conclusion of Part One?
(a) It would be replaced.
(b) It would be altered.
(c) It would be lost.
(d) It would be misplaced.

4. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?
(a) Treason.
(b) War.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Tyrrany.

5. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?
(a) Irreversibly.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Not quickly enough.
(d) Quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the compact between the people of the United States that Paine mentioned in Of Constitutions?

2. What impressed Paine about the National Assembly in Rights of Man?

3. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?

4. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?

5. Referencing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, what did Paine state was the purpose of government?

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