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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?
(a) It contradicted itself.
(b) It diminished itself.
(c) It outsmarted itself.
(d) It defeated itself.

2. 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.

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

4. How many articles did Paine discuss in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Over twelve.
(d) Twelve.

5. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?
(a) Not quickly enough.
(b) Irreversibly.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Gradually.

6. Which one of the following is not included in the rights that Dr. Price thought the English people had?
(a) The right to frame a government for themselves.
(b) The right to claim a government funded security bond.
(c) The right to cashier governors for misconduct.
(d) The right to choose their own governors.

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

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

9. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?
(a) The U.S. was prospering without a monarchy.
(b) The U.S. had the ability to reverse the effects of a monarchy.
(c) The U.S. was the only example of an overthrown monarchy.
(d) The U.S. will never resort to a monarchy.

10. 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) Reflections on the Revolution in France.
(c) Letters on a Regicide Peace.
(d) Thoughts on French Affairs.

11. Besides English, which other language was Rights of Man published in?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

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

13. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?
(a) He got reports from generals in the war.
(b) He was on the ground during the war.
(c) He researched the war from several different sources.
(d) He had seen previous wars.

14. How did Paine describe the Declaration of Rights in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) A fantastic achievement.
(b) An outstanding triumph.
(c) A spectacular accomplishment.
(d) An unprecedented event.

15. Since the people are sovereign, what were the only type of actions that Paine thought should be stopped by the law?
(a) Actions that remove the government's authority.
(b) Actions that hurt society or the government.
(c) Actions that reduce the government.
(d) Actions that hurt society.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?

2. 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?

3. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?

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

5. As Paine wrote, what kind of impact would the French Revolution have?

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