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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rights of Man, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paine describe the Quakers?
(a) Quiet but offensive.
(b) Offensive and loud.
(c) Quiet and inoffensive.
(d) Inoffensive but loud.

2. Why didn't Paine reply to any of the responses to the Rights of Man?
(a) He did not know about many of the responses written.
(b) He did not have the time.
(c) He did not think any of them could rival his own work.
(d) He did not have the resources.

3. What did the lack of monarchy result in for Britain before the kings?
(a) A need for commerce.
(b) A need for war.
(c) A lack of war.
(d) A lack of commerce.

4. Where is Paine living when Burke's pamphlet is being published?
(a) Paris.
(b) Grenoble.
(c) Strasbourg.
(d) Bordeaux.

5. According to British law, how long do the children of the king have the right to rule over every common person?
(a) Only for the first generation.
(b) As long as the government reigns.
(c) Only up until the third generation.
(d) Only up until the second generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?

2. What should the main purpose of a Constitution be?

3. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?

4. How does Thomas Paine write the book Common Sense?

5. What area do Paine and the Marquis differ on?

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