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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of Burke's new work did Paine intend to discuss in Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) An average amount.
(b) A lot.
(c) Very little.
(d) None.

2. As explained by Paine in Of Constitutions, what made the constitutions binding?
(a) Nations put their success as a priority.
(b) Nations put their coexistence as a priority.
(c) Nations had no interest in being wrong.
(d) Nations had no interest in being misled.

3. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The English.
(c) The Italians.
(d) The French.

4. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?
(a) Between the state and the religion.
(b) Between the state and the nation.
(c) Between the state, the nation and the government.
(d) Between the nation and the government.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Building on the foundation of Part One, in what style was Part Two of Rights of Man written?

3. Which part of the English Constitution did Paine cite as a significant achievement?

4. What did Paine think were society's greatest laws?

5. According to Paine in Of Constitutions, how many representative bodies should a government have?

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