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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. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?
(a) The decreasing costs of American products.
(b) The counterfeiting of American money.
(c) The rising costs of American products.
(d) The theft of American money.

2. How did Paine originally view Burke, before he denounced the French Revolution?
(a) As a possible ally.
(b) As a possible threat.
(c) As an ally.
(d) As an enemy.

3. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) John Adams.

4. What does government promote?
(a) Equality.
(b) Unity.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Segregation.

5. Which party did Washington belong to when he became the first president of the United States?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the English people indicate with their silence?

2. What is the English government's position on the French Revolution?

3. What did Gideon deny?

4. In the Introduction, what does Paine state about the thoughts of the book?

5. How many years of the Revolution does Paine discuss in a letter to the Inhabitants of America?

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