3. In concluding Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what did Paine state was the basis for free governments?
(a) Persons, not law.
(b) Law and persons.
(c) Neither law nor persons.
(d) Law, not persons.

4. What three things did Paine believe would progress as a result of future Revolutions?
(a) Reason, universal peace, and governmental politics.
(b) Reason, universal peace, and commerce.
(c) Universal war, commerce, and governmental politics.
(d) Reason, commerce, and universal war.

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

6. Why did Paine think that America was the only place in the world where Independence could be tried?
(a) It had the most to gain.
(b) It was free of history.
(c) It had the most creative people.
(d) It was the correct size.

7. Why did Paine think the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?
(a) It was not detailed enough.
(b) It was not representative enough.
(c) It was too detailed.
(d) It was too representative.

8. After explaining why he thought corporations should be abolished, what did Paine say companies should be free to do?
(a) Compete with each other.
(b) Compete with corporations.
(c) Merge with each other.
(d) Merge with corporations.

9. Which part of the English Constitution did Paine cite as a significant achievement?
(a) Magna Carta.
(b) Bill of Rights.
(c) Petition of Right.
(d) Charter of Liberties.

10. What did Paine say about the elderly in the workhouse in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) They were energized.
(b) They were underpaid.
(c) They were exhausted.
(d) They were unemployed.

11. Where was the constitutional convention held?
(a) Washington.
(b) Jamestown.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

12. What did Paine think was the origin of the delegated power of government?
(a) Elections.
(b) Treaties.
(c) Constitution.
(d) Amendments.

13. What word did Paine use to describe the decisions of juries in Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) Controversial.
(b) Ambiguous.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Arbitrary.

14. Using his own life experiences as proof of his expertise, what did Paine think the young people of Europe needed?
(a) Lessons in reality.
(b) More examples to look to.
(c) Moral instruction.
(d) Rules and consequences.

15. What were the new principles of government that Paine wrote about in Of the Old and New Systems of Government?
(a) Delegation of power and the common good.
(b) Provisional justice and loyalty.
(c) Delegation of power and the common interest.
(d) Provisional justice and legality.