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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which word did Paine use to describe the monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter? (from Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion)

Illusion.

Fallacy.

Scam.

Fraud.

2.

What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking? (from Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion)

Stipulation.

The past.

Speculation.

The future.

3.

By writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what was Paine aiming to reveal about the claims of government to produce order? (from 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)

They were in error.

They were exaggerated.

They were fabricated.

They were intentionally misleading.

4.

As mentioned in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what year did the Glorious Revolution take place? (from Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations)

1686.

1688.

1692.

1690.

5.

As Paine wrote in Part Two of Rights of Man, what did the American Revolution put into practice for the first time? (from 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)

Democratic theory.

Realistic theory.

More government laws.

Less government laws.

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