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

2. According to Paine, whose role in the French Revolution should not be diminished?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. How did Paine originally view Burke, before he denounced the French Revolution?
(a) As an enemy.
(b) As an ally.
(c) As a possible ally.
(d) As a possible threat.

4. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?
(a) Never.
(b) Forever.
(c) Only the first three quarters of their lives.
(d) Only the first half of their lives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paine describe Burke's descriptions of the French during the Revolution?

2. What does Paine hope the English people will realize from Burke's pamphlet?

3. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?

4. How does Paine consider those who follow the Christian tales?

5. How much of the New Testament did Jesus write?

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