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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What idea did Burke's views lead to, according to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Government is governed by too many principles.
(b) Government cannot be governed by too little principles.
(c) Government is governed by no principles.
(d) Government cannot be governed by too many principles.

2. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?
(a) Misinformation.
(b) Surveys.
(c) Hypothesis.
(d) Clauses.

3. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?
(a) To preserve the flow of previous parts of the book.
(b) To guide the previous parts of the book.
(c) To act as a reference for previous parts of the book.
(d) To include things he had observed after writing previous parts of the book.

4. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?
(a) The Age of Rebellions.
(b) The Rebellious Era.
(c) The Age of Revolutions.
(d) The Revolutionary Era.

5. What did Paine do to help the cause being fought for in the American Revolution?
(a) He made an ethical case for it, planned its strategy, and supported the troops.
(b) He supported the troops and planned the war's strategy.
(c) He made a political case for it and supported the troops.
(d) He made a political case for it and planned its strategy.

6. What did Paine say in the Preface that the people would have to see in order for Liberty to prevail?
(a) Truth.
(b) Reason.
(c) Victory.
(d) Possibility.

7. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?
(a) Autobiographical.
(b) Biographical.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Fictional.

8. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?
(a) He was tired of war.
(b) He was waiting for another war.
(c) He would be opposed to another war.
(d) He was no friend of war.

9. Which other war had Burke previously supported?
(a) French and Indian War.
(b) Glorious Revolution.
(c) Seven Years War.
(d) American Revolution.

10. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) General.
(b) Limited.
(c) Extended.
(d) Illustrated.

11. How did Paine depict his feelings in the Preface about the way readers of his work were being punished in some countries?
(a) Confused.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Appauled.
(d) Remorseful.

12. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The English.
(c) The French.
(d) The Americans.

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

14. What impressed Paine about the National Assembly in Rights of Man?
(a) Their ability to prevent revolt.
(b) Their ability to restrain revolt.
(c) Their objectivity.
(d) Their patience.

15. According to Paine in the Preface, who was his audience for Rights of Man?
(a) The western world.
(b) Half the world.
(c) The whole world.
(d) A small part of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?

2. Referencing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, what did Paine state was the purpose of government?

3. What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking?

4. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?

5. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?

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