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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 does a strong government assure against?
(a) Civil war and poverty.
(b) Poverty, but not civil war or treason.
(c) Civil war, poverty, and treason.
(d) Civil war, but not poverty.

2. What part of the American Revolution received the most attention, according to Paine?
(a) The sacrifices made by the American people.
(b) The separation of America from England.
(c) The formation of a new government in America.
(d) The sacrifices made by the American soldiers.

3. Why does the monarchy no longer work in Paine's opinion?
(a) Because the king has stopped listening to the people.
(b) Because the king is not far enough away from the people.
(c) Because the king has stopped talking to the people.
(d) Because the king is too far away from the people.

4. Besides the length, what is the reason Paine wanted to separate the sections of the Rights of Man?
(a) He did not want Burke to be able to refute the second section.
(b) He wanted Burke to be able to refute the first section.
(c) It was easier for the people of the world to understand the smaller sections.
(d) It was easier to release two sections on a limited budget.

5. How does Paine describe the Quakers?
(a) Inoffensive but loud.
(b) Quiet but offensive.
(c) Quiet and inoffensive.
(d) Offensive and loud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area do Paine and the Marquis differ on?

2. What river are the American troops preparing to cross as Paine describes their trials and tribulations?

3. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?

4. According to Paine, what is Burke incapable of understanding about the way government works?

5. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?

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