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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?
2. How did Paine depict his feelings in the Preface about the way readers of his work were being punished in some countries?
3. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
4. Which word did Paine use to describe the monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
5. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What caused Thomas Paine to write Rights of Man?
2. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?
3. Which inefficiencies of the English government did Paine discuss in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
4. What was the English government's perception of the French Revolution and the French government?
5. What was the main point in the first preface for Rights of Man?
6. How did Paine name the new era that was taking place and the future of the Revolutions at the end of Part One's Conclusion?
7. How did the English people differ with the English government about the French Revolution?
8. What was Paine's explanation of reason and ignorance in the Conclusion of Part One?
9. How did Paine clarify the target of the French people during the Revolution?
10. According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, what was the purpose of laws?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Part Two of Rights of Man began with an Introduction about America's success and the reasons behind it.
1) Describe the aspects of America that Paine thought helped them succeed in forming a new government.
2) Explain why Paine expressed that America was the only place that could have tried a new form of government at that time.
3) Analyze the success of America as it is highlighted by Paine in the Introduction of Part Two of Rights of Man.
Essay Topic 2
Using the information Paine provided in Chapter 2 of Part Two of Rights of Man, compare the origins of the English government with the actions that Paine had observed in the monarchical government. Also, include an analysis of the origin of government in general, the initial intentions of its development and why Paine supported the representative style of government as the best option.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the American Constitution with the monarchical government in England, using three examples from Of Constitutions to support your analysis. Specifically, include your assessment of Paine's view of the American legal system and the election process for the presidency.
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