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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. What was Paine's opinion of Burke's new work when he wrote Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) He did not think much of it.
(b) He thought it was worse than before.
(c) He did not read it.
(d) He thought is was a slight improvement.

2. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They happened at the same time.
(b) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(c) They were both fought for similar reasons.
(d) They happened in the same place.

3. What type of work was Rights of Man?
(a) A response.
(b) A declaration.
(c) A warning.
(d) An invitation.

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

5. 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 previous officials.
(b) The community.
(c) The government.
(d) Other governments.

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. Which one of the following was not included in Paine's description of how America was prospering in Of Society and Civilization?

3. As Paine pointed out in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Burke think the government had a monopoly on?

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

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

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