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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?
(a) To include things he had observed after writing previous parts of the book.
(b) To guide the previous parts of the book.
(c) To preserve the flow of previous parts of the book.
(d) To act as a reference for previous parts of the book.

2. What crucial point did Paine make about power in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Power cannot be corrupt.
(b) Power cannot be inherited.
(c) Power cannot be given.
(d) Power cannot be misguided.

3. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?
(a) The English Constitution was not being applied.
(b) The French Constitution was more difficult to understand.
(c) The French Constitution was better.
(d) The English Constitution was incomplete.

4. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every two years.
(c) Every four years.
(d) Every three years.

5. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Burke did not understand which rights individuals did not have.
(b) Burke did not understand which rights individuals had.
(c) Burke claimed that individuals had only select rights.
(d) Burke claimed that individuals had no rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?

2. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?

3. How did Paine describe the mismanagement of government finances in countries like England and France?

4. What was it about George Washington, the first American President, that Paine thought put all of the kings to shame?

5. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?

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