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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Age of Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paine describe Burke's analysis of France?
(a) Darkness attempting to destroy light.
(b) Darkness attempting to conceal light.
(c) Darkness attempting to deny light.
(d) Darkness attempting to illuminate light.

2. How does Paine describe the Resurrection?
(a) It was a private event.
(b) It was an incomparable event.
(c) It was a public event.
(d) It was a timeless event.

3. What do the English people indicate with their silence?
(a) Their acceptance of the laws.
(b) Their inability to change the laws.
(c) Their inability to understand the laws.
(d) Their objection to the laws.

4. Through his belief in God, what does Paine hope for?
(a) A joyful end of life.
(b) To make a difference in his lifetime.
(c) A joyful afterlife.
(d) To convince others to believe in God.

5. How does Paine refer to himself, with regards to Howe?
(a) A friend and an enemy.
(b) A friend and countryman.
(c) A friend, enemy, and countryman.
(d) An enemy and countryman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Burke mention the Bastille in his book?

2. How many total pages is Burke's denouncement of the French Revolution?

3. According to Paine, what should not be confused with religion?

4. What are the rumors about the reason behind Burke's pamphlet?

5. How many years of the Revolution does Paine discuss in a letter to the Inhabitants of America?

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