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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. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?
(a) Human equality.
(b) Human differences.
(c) Natural equality.
(d) Natural differences.

2. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?
(a) In one place.
(b) In two places.
(c) In several places.
(d) In many places.

3. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?
(a) Limits.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Conditions.
(d) Rights.

4. Which one of the following is not included in Paine's list of the general forms of government authority?
(a) Superstition.
(b) Power.
(c) Common Interest.
(d) Commerce.

5. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?
(a) The previous wars of France.
(b) The previous wars of England.
(c) The level of tyrrany in England.
(d) The level of tryrrany in France.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Paine discuss about the French government at the end of Rights of Man?

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

5. How did Paine describe the mismanagement of government finances in countries like England and France?

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