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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine categorize Burke's speech to the English Parliament?
(a) Violent.
(b) Rude.
(c) Inexusable.
(d) Obnoxious.

2. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) Incomes could not be taxed.
(b) War could not be declared.
(c) Property could not be seized.
(d) Money could not be used.

3. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?
(a) Plots against the government.
(b) Plots on behalf of the government.
(c) Plots on behalf of other governments.
(d) Plots against other governments.

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 was structured after the Revolution.
(c) How it would have been structured without the Revolution.
(d) How it was structured before the Revolution.

5. When did the burning and devastation of London take place that Paine referred to in his attempt to disprove Burke's opinion of the French people?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1730.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1770.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?

2. How did Paine describe human authority while correcting Burke's misrepresentation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

3. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?

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

5. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

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