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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 are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?
(a) Only power.
(b) Power and honor.
(c) Power, honor, and authority.
(d) Only honor.

2. According to Paine, what does Burke lack?
(a) An understanding of history.
(b) An understanding of economics.
(c) An understanding of government.
(d) An understanding of liberty.

3. What are the rumors about the reason behind Burke's pamphlet?
(a) He did it out of loyalty for his country.
(b) He did it to receive notoriety.
(c) He did it out of hatred for other countries.
(d) He did it for financial reasons.

4. What does Paine prove in order to dispel a myth about government?
(a) Society will fail without government.
(b) Only certain societies need government.
(c) Most societies need government.
(d) Society will not fail without government.

5. According to the second part of the Rights of Man, when was Combining Principals and Practice written?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1799.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the English people indicate with their silence?

2. What does society promote?

3. What tactic will the king use to gain favor in the long run if he cannot rule through force in the short run?

4. What will the first twenty years of American independence not predict, according to Paine?

5. How many years does Paine think the aristocracy or monarchy will last after the writing of his pamphlet?

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