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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many articles did Paine discuss in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
2. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?
3. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?
4. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?
5. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the main point in the first preface for Rights of Man?
2. What was Paine's explanation of reason and ignorance in the Conclusion of Part One?
3. Which criticism did Paine make about Burke's view of the French Constitution at the end of Rights of Man?
4. How did natural rights lead to civil rights in a society?
5. Which rights did Paine include in the third preface for Rights of Man?
6. How did Paine indicate his intent for writing the Rights of Man in the second preface?
7. What caused Thomas Paine to write Rights of Man?
8. How did Paine describe the main articles in the Declaration of Rights?
9. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?
10. What was another reason that Paine gave for writing Rights of Man in the third preface?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Paine provided his suggestions for solving some of England's most significant problems.
1) Describe the exhaustion of the elderly in the workhouse of Europe and Paine's suggestions for improving the conditions for the them.
2) Explain why Paine was concerned about the children of England and the programs he recommended to give them moral instruction and direction.
3) Analyze Paine's budgetary advice for England and how it was designed to solve the problems of the poor, the elderly and the children.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the American Constitution with the monarchical government in England, using three examples from Of Constitutions to support your analysis. Specifically, include your assessment of Paine's view of the American legal system and the election process for the presidency.
Essay Topic 3
Describe in detail the origin of the natural rights that Paine wrote about. Include an explanation of what the rights were, where they came from, the differences between natural and civil rights and how those rights should be represented in government and society.
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