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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paine think could be abolished by a European Congress?
(a) Politics.
(b) Taxation.
(c) War.
(d) Government.

2. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The French.
(c) The English.
(d) The Americans.

3. What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking?
(a) The future.
(b) Speculation.
(c) Stipulation.
(d) The past.

4. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?
(a) It diminished itself.
(b) It contradicted itself.
(c) It outsmarted itself.
(d) It defeated itself.

5. According to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did tyranny in the English government cause?
(a) Economic and international instability.
(b) Political instability.
(c) Political, economic and international instability.
(d) Political and economic instability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?

2. How many articles did Paine discuss in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?

3. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?

4. Since the people are sovereign, what were the only type of actions that Paine thought should be stopped by the law?

5. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

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