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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Challenging Burke's view that the government had knowledge, what did Paine insist that Burke could not prove?
(a) That the government was never based on authority.
(b) That the government was based on authority.
(c) That the government ever had authority.
(d) That the government never had authority.

2. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every two years.
(c) Every four years.
(d) Every three years.

3. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?
(a) The French Constitution was more difficult to understand.
(b) The French Constitution was better.
(c) The English Constitution was not being applied.
(d) The English Constitution was incomplete.

4. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?
(a) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(b) He did not comment on their view.
(c) They supported it.
(d) They did not support it.

5. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?
(a) Shock.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Disapppointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides defending themselves, what else did Paine say the people were defending by storming the Bastille?

2. Which one of the following is not included in the rights that Dr. Price thought the English people had?

3. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?

4. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?

5. Which articles of Observations on the Declarations of Rights outlined the principles on which the laws of France should be built?

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