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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Compared to previous Revolutions, what did Paine think future Revolutions would be like?
(a) Shorter.
(b) More expensive.
(c) Less expensive.
(d) Longer.

2. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?
(a) The French Constitution was better.
(b) The English Constitution was not being applied.
(c) The French Constitution was more difficult to understand.
(d) The English Constitution was incomplete.

3. According to Paine in the Preface, who was his audience for Rights of Man?
(a) A small part of the world.
(b) The whole world.
(c) Half the world.
(d) The western world.

4. Based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, whose will did the law express?
(a) The government.
(b) The previous officials.
(c) The community.
(d) Other governments.

5. How did Paine intend to defend the rights he wrote about in Rights of Man?
(a) Through persistence.
(b) Through justifications.
(c) Through comparisons.
(d) Through reason.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?

5. What three things did Paine believe would progress as a result of future Revolutions?

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