Rights of Man Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What forms of objection were there to the Articles of Confederation? (from Of Constitutions)

Publications, but not pamphlets.

Pamphlets and publications.

Neither pamphlets nor publications.

Pamphlets, but not publications.

2.

Which word did Paine use to describe the monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter? (from Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion)

Scam.

Fallacy.

Illusion.

Fraud.

3.

What did Paine advocate for business regulations in the British government? (from Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations)

They should be rewritten.

They should be updated.

They should be eliminated.

They should be reduced.

4.

Who did Paine emphasize was the rightful owner of the Constitution? (from Of Constitutions)

The government.

The people and the government.

Neither the people nor the government.

The people.

5.

Who did Paine contend that a monarchy was maintained to amuse? (from Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government)

The rich.

The stupid.

The poor.

The gullible.

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