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

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

3. According to Paine, which governments must unite to lead by example in order to ensure liberty worldwide?
(a) Only America and England.
(b) Only America and France.
(c) Only England and France.
(d) America, England, and France.

4. If the American Revolution had been fought only to separate America from England, how much attention does Paine think it would have received?
(a) Very little attention.
(b) No attention.
(c) A considerable amount of attention.
(d) The attention of the world.

5. When was the law invented that took the freedom away from the English subjects?
(a) The fourteenth century.
(b) The seventeenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The sixteenth century.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Paine compare to the limited freedom of people by the government?

4. What does Paine consider the government to be?

5. What saddens Paine about the analogies made to good and solid government?

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