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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. How does Paine categorize Howe's victories?
(a) Pointless.
(b) Unfortunate.
(c) Unnecessary.
(d) Accidental.

2. When was the law invented that took the freedom away from the English subjects?
(a) The fifteenth century.
(b) The fourteenth century.
(c) The sixteenth century.
(d) The seventeenth century.

3. When did Edmund Burke attack the French Revolution in a book?
(a) 1781.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1719.
(d) 1791.

4. What is the Rights of Man considered?
(a) An essay.
(b) A speech.
(c) A novel.
(d) A treatise.

5. Why does Paine believe that America will succeed?
(a) Because of its political status.
(b) Because of its economic status.
(c) Because of great numbers.
(d) Because of unity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What prevents the British from effectively governing America?

4. What does Paine use examples from scripture to explain?

5. How many times does Burke mention the Bastille in his book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is there a need for regulations and government in general?

3. What does Paine think that America will gain by separating from England?

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

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

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

7. How does the government of England increase its revenue through its disagreements with other countries?

8. How does Burke misrepresent Dr. Price's speech and what is Paine's response?

9. How did the American army defeat General Howe?

10. According to Paine, how does England view the French Revolution?

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