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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?
(a) Half miscellany.
(b) Some miscellany.
(c) All miscellany.
(d) Mostly miscellany.

5. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?
(a) Exaggerations, bigotry, and hatred.
(b) Lies, exaggerations, and hatred.
(c) Lies, bigotry, and hatred.
(d) Lies, bigotry, and exaggerations.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?

2. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?

3. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?

4. What idea did Burke's views lead to, according to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

5. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the main point in the first preface for Rights of Man?

2. Which criticism did Paine make about Burke's view of the French Constitution at the end of Rights of Man?

3. Which inefficiencies of the English government did Paine discuss in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

4. Who did Paine say his audience was in the third preface and what was his response to the backlash his readers were experiencing?

5. According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, what was the purpose of laws?

6. How did Paine indicate his intent for writing the Rights of Man in the second preface?

7. Which rights did Paine include in the third preface for Rights of Man?

8. How did Paine name the new era that was taking place and the future of the Revolutions at the end of Part One's Conclusion?

9. What was Paine's explanation of reason and ignorance in the Conclusion of Part One?

10. How did natural rights lead to civil rights in a society?

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