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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?
(a) He thinks it is reasonable and unflawed.
(b) He thinks it is unnatural, but not absurd.
(c) He thinks it is flawed, but not unreasonable.
(d) He thinks it is absurd and unnatural.

2. How does Thomas Paine write the book Common Sense?
(a) With a co-writer.
(b) Anonymously.
(c) With two co-writers.
(d) With a ghost writer.

3. Which one of the following is not included in the natural rights Paine believes should be retained by people after they are born?
(a) The right to procure happiness.
(b) The right to practice religion.
(c) The right to be provided for.
(d) The right to stand up for a cause.

4. What grows along with a society?
(a) A need for less taxation.
(b) A need for more taxation.
(c) A need for more regulations.
(d) A need for fewer regulations.

5. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?
(a) Giving medicine to the dead.
(b) Talking to a wall.
(c) Talking to the dead.
(d) Reasoning with a wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents the British from effectively governing America?

2. Which country has England chosen as its new foe when Paine writes the Rights of Man?

3. What does Paine wish America could have used against the British?

4. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?

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

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