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

2. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?
(a) Tyrrany.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) War.
(d) Treason.

3. Which right did the French people have that Paine cited as something the English people did not have?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Right to a fair trial.
(c) Freedom of the press.
(d) Right to bear arms.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What crucial point did Paine make about power in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

2. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?

3. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?

4. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?

5. What type of work was Rights of Man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. How did Paine defend the French people against the insulting term that Burke used to describe them?

7. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?

8. What were some of Paine's problems with Burke's views of governmental wisdom?

9. How did Paine clarify the target of the French people during the Revolution?

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

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