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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rights of Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which other war had Burke previously supported?
(a) French and Indian War.
(b) Glorious Revolution.
(c) Seven Years War.
(d) American Revolution.

2. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?
(a) George Washington.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. How did Paine intend to defend the rights he wrote about in Rights of Man?
(a) Through persistence.
(b) Through comparisons.
(c) Through justifications.
(d) Through reason.

4. How did Paine describe human authority while correcting Burke's misrepresentation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
(a) Irrelevant.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Secondary.
(d) Derivative.

5. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?
(a) Letters on a Regicide Peace.
(b) Thoughts on French Affairs.
(c) Reflections on the Revolution in France.
(d) Remarks on the Policies of the Allies with Respect to France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which right did the French people have that Paine cited as something the English people did not have?

2. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?

3. Along with Dr. Price, which society did Paine think that Burke maligned?

4. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?

5. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?

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