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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?
(a) They did not support it.
(b) They supported it.
(c) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(d) He did not comment on their view.

2. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) General.
(b) Illustrated.
(c) Extended.
(d) Limited.

3. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
(a) He hardly mentioned it.
(b) He mentioned it, but with the wrong facts.
(c) He mentioned it, but with one wrong fact.
(d) He mentioned it too much.

5. Which one of the following is not included in the rights that Dr. Price thought the English people had?
(a) The right to choose their own governors.
(b) The right to claim a government funded security bond.
(c) The right to frame a government for themselves.
(d) The right to cashier governors for misconduct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?

2. Which other war had Burke previously supported?

3. Besides defending themselves, what else did Paine say the people were defending by storming the Bastille?

4. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?

5. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?

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