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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Burke think about England's past laws?
(a) They should only be altered every two hundred years.
(b) They could be altered.
(c) They should only be altered every one hundred years.
(d) They could not be altered.

2. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?
(a) He was tired of war.
(b) He would be opposed to another war.
(c) He was waiting for another war.
(d) He was no friend of war.

3. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They were both fought for similar reasons.
(b) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(c) They happened in the same place.
(d) They happened at the same time.

4. How did Paine describe human authority while correcting Burke's misrepresentation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Secondary.
(c) Derivative.
(d) Irrelevant.

5. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?

2. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?

3. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?

4. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?

5. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?

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