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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ending the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Paine think was missing from Burke's objection to the French Revolution?
(a) Intent.
(b) Validity.
(c) Honor.
(d) Support.

2. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?
(a) Very little.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A lot.
(d) Everything.

3. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?
(a) History.
(b) Control.
(c) Authority.
(d) Legitimacy.

4. What did Paine discuss about the French government at the end of Rights of Man?
(a) How its structure remained intact after the Revolution.
(b) How it would have been structured without the Revolution.
(c) How it was structured before the Revolution.
(d) How it was structured after the Revolution.

5. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They happened at the same time.
(b) They happened in the same place.
(c) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(d) They were both fought for similar reasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned by Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, which type of monarchy did Abbe Sieyes prefer?

2. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?

3. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?

4. As mentioned in the Miscellaneous Chapter, when did the people of England overthrow the monarch?

5. Who did Paine contend that a monarchy was maintained to amuse?

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