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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. How did Paine describe the mismanagement of government finances in countries like England and France?
(a) Limited.
(b) Uncontrollable.
(c) Shocking.
(d) Expected.

2. Which one of the following is not included in Paine's list of the general forms of government authority?
(a) Power.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Common Interest.
(d) Commerce.

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

4. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?
(a) Surveys.
(b) Clauses.
(c) Hypothesis.
(d) Misinformation.

5. What did Paine think were society's greatest laws?
(a) The laws of reason.
(b) The laws of nature.
(c) The laws of equality.
(d) The laws of independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking?

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

3. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?

4. Referencing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, what did Paine state was the purpose of government?

5. According to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did tyranny in the English government cause?

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