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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Introduction, what does Paine state about the thoughts of the book?
(a) They may not be popular.
(b) They are popular for all of the country.
(c) They may have been popular at an earlier date.
(d) They are popular for half of the country.

3. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Holland.
(d) Germany.

4. What prevents the British from effectively governing America?
(a) Their reputation.
(b) Their ignorance.
(c) Their fear.
(d) Their recklessness.

5. How did the men in the American army fight Howe?
(a) They fought for an ideal and property.
(b) They fought neither for an ideal nor property.
(c) They fought for an ideal, not property.
(d) They fought for property, not an ideal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paine believe should never separate the elected from the electors?

2. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?

3. From where was English rule founded?

4. Why does England constantly need a foe to battle?

5. Which proverb does Paine refer to when commenting on the acts of Howe and Burgoyne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Burke accuse the French of pertaining to their actions against Louis XVI and how does Paine correct him?

2. What are the civil rights that Paine believes should be applied to government?

3. What is the view of Gideon that Paine uses as an example?

4. What does Paine think the effects of Burke's pamphlets will be and what are Burke's reasons for publishing them?

5. How did Paine and Burke become enemies and what are Paine's concerns about Burke's pamphlet?

6. How does Paine consider the state of America and his literary career after the revolution?

7. How does Paine think America's Continental Congress should be designed?

8. Why is it necessary for the states to be separated?

9. How does Paine describes Benjamin Franklin's historical role in the French Constitution?

10. What is Paine's definition of a Quaker?

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