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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Constitutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained by Paine in the Conclusion of Part One, which two forces was mankind influenced by?
(a) Curiosity and knowledge.
(b) Reason and ignorance.
(c) Reason and knowledge.
(d) Curiosity and ignorance.

2. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?
(a) An old law that has never been followed.
(b) A new law that has never been passed.
(c) Past, dead documents of law.
(d) Current, irrelevant documents of law.

3. What did Burke think about England's past laws?
(a) They could not be altered.
(b) They should only be altered every one hundred years.
(c) They could be altered.
(d) They should only be altered every two hundred years.

4. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?
(a) Legitimacy.
(b) Control.
(c) History.
(d) Authority.

5. How did Paine react to Burke's refusal to respond to Part One of Rights of Man?
(a) He found it cowardly.
(b) He found it inexusable.
(c) He found it surprising.
(d) He found it frustrating.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface of Rights of Man, who did Paine think should go directly to the people?

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

3. According to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did tyranny in the English government cause?

4. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?

5. How long after the first part of Rights of Man was Part Two published?

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