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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term canonization refer to?
(a) The ceremony performed before a person can request to become a saint.
(b) The ceremony performed after a person is declared a saint.
(c) The process in which a person becomes a saint.
(d) The process in which a person requests to become a saint.

2. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?
(a) The August Decrees.
(b) The December Decrees.
(c) The September Decrees.
(d) The November Decrees.

3. How many total pages is Burke's denouncement of the French Revolution?
(a) Six hundred and forty three.
(b) Five hundred and thirty four.
(c) Four hundred and sixty five.
(d) Three hundred and fifty six.

4. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John Adams.

5. How does Paine view the story of Eve and the apple?
(a) He thinks it is a testament to the powers of the Almighty.
(b) He thinks it is derogatory towards Eve.
(c) He thinks it is a testament to the intelligence of Eve.
(d) He thinks it is derogatory towards the Almighty.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned by Paine in Age of Reason, what did Jesus preach?

2. According to Paine, which governments must unite to lead by example in order to ensure liberty worldwide?

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

4. For what does Paine compliment Washington?

5. What is the English government's position on the French Revolution?

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