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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Germany.
(c) Holland.
(d) Switzerland.

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

3. According to Paine, what should not be confused with religion?
(a) A warm soul.
(b) An empty soul.
(c) A full soul.
(d) A cold soul.

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

5. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?
(a) Eight days earlier.
(b) Eight months later.
(c) Eight months earlier.
(d) Eight days later.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?

2. What prevents the British from effectively governing America?

3. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?

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

5. How many ancient tyrannies does Paine think comprise the English Constitution?

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