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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paine in the Preface, who was his audience for Rights of Man?
(a) A small part of the world.
(b) The western world.
(c) Half the world.
(d) The whole world.

2. Along with Dr. Price, which society did Paine think that Burke maligned?
(a) Society for Constitutional Information.
(b) Society for Law and Justice.
(c) Freedom Society.
(d) American Revolution Society.

3. Which aspect of the government's presumed knowledge could not be accounted for by Burke, according to the listing of his view's problems in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Its extent.
(b) Its relevance.
(c) Its limit.
(d) Its origin.

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

5. As mentioned in the Miscellaneous Chapter, when did the people of England overthrow the monarch?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1687.
(c) 1678.
(d) 1677.

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 century was Thomas Paine known for being one of the great political thinkers?

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

4. What type of formal government did the frontier areas of America have before the American Revolution?

5. In concluding Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what did Paine state was the basis for free governments?

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