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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?
(a) Remarks on the Policies of the Allies with Respect to France.
(b) Letters on a Regicide Peace.
(c) Thoughts on French Affairs.
(d) Reflections on the Revolution in France.

2. Based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, whose will did the law express?
(a) The government.
(b) Other governments.
(c) The community.
(d) The previous officials.

3. What was the first part of Rights of Man written to accomplish?
(a) To address the people that agreed with Burke.
(b) To correct Burke's grammatical errors.
(c) To correct Burke's factual errors.
(d) To address the people that disagreed with Burke.

4. How long after the first part of Rights of Man was Part Two published?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

5. Besides defending themselves, what else did Paine say the people were defending by storming the Bastille?
(a) Their freedom.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their land.
(d) Their past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to responsibility when a country attempted to blend both influences that Paine referenced in the Conclusion of Part One?

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

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

4. How did Paine describe republicanism in Of the Old and New Systems of Government?

5. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?

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