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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. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?

2. How did Paine describe reasoning with the states in the Preface?

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

4. Which one of the following is not included in Paine's list of the general forms of government authority?

5. What did Paine think could be abolished by a European Congress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Why was Paine qualified to write about the French's situation accurately?

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

7. How did Paine dispute Burke's opinion of the hereditary monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

8. How did Paine describe the main articles in the Declaration of Rights?

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

10. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the backgrounds of Paine and Burke, including an analysis of the role that the past had in their opinions of the American Revolution and the French Revolution, and Paine's surprise about Burke's criticism.

Essay Topic 3

In the third preface to Rights of Man, Paine established his resentment of the backlash that his readers have received.

1) Describe the general preface for the book and the mistreatment of some of Paine's readers.

2) Explain Paine's response to the unfair treatment of his readers in other countries.

3) Analyze the literary reasons for having three prefaces in a book or document, and how they apply to Rights of Man.

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