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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rights of Man, Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grows along with a society?
(a) A need for more taxation.
(b) A need for more regulations.
(c) A need for fewer regulations.
(d) A need for less taxation.

2. According to Paine, what is Burke incapable of understanding about the way government works?
(a) The difference between democracy and a monarchy.
(b) The difference between democracy and representation.
(c) The difference between democracy, representation, and a monarchy.
(d) The difference between representation and a monarchy.

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

4. What did the lack of monarchy result in for Britain before the kings?
(a) A need for commerce.
(b) A need for war.
(c) A lack of war.
(d) A lack of commerce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Paine use Joan of Arc as an example to support?

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

3. What does Paine attribute his literary career to?

4. How long would news take to travel from England to America if the two countries were to reconcile at this point?

5. Where is Paine living when Burke's pamphlet is being published?

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