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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word did Paine use to describe the English Constitution in Of Constitutions?
(a) Specific.
(b) Implicit.
(c) Repetitive.
(d) Vague.

2. According to Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what was the American Presidency originally built on?
(a) A foundation of simple ideas.
(b) A foundation of complex ideas.
(c) A foundation of wisdom.
(d) A foundation of popularity.

3. What did Paine advocate for business regulations in the British government?
(a) They should be rewritten.
(b) They should be reduced.
(c) They should be eliminated.
(d) They should be updated.

4. What was Burke's opinion of the Peers that Paine disagreed with in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) They were an example of security.
(b) They were the pillar of society.
(c) They were the pillar of security.
(d) They were an example of society.

5. What happened to responsibility when a country attempted to blend both influences that Paine referenced in the Conclusion of Part One?
(a) It would be misplaced.
(b) It would be replaced.
(c) It would be lost.
(d) It would be altered.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of the following was not included by Paine in the list of things that commerce led to?

3. 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?

4. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?

5. Besides the mutual dependence of man, what did Paine think would drive social order forward?

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