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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 saddens Paine about the analogies made to good and solid government?
(a) They involve France and Spain.
(b) They involve Britain.
(c) They involve Greece and Rome.
(d) They involve Britain, Greece, Rome, France, and Spain.

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

3. How many questions does Paine address in his final letter to the people of England?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

4. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?
(a) A mild monarch.
(b) A beaten monarch.
(c) A fearful monarch.
(d) A resourceful monarch.

5. Which proverb does Paine refer to when commenting on the acts of Howe and Burgoyne?
(a) The best defense is a good offense.
(b) A penny wise and a pound foolish.
(c) In for a penny, in for a pound.
(d) A problem shared is a problem halved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?

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

3. How does Paine categorize Howe's victories?

4. According to Paine, what does Burke lack?

5. In the Christian tale, where is Satan banished to by the Almighty?

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