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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Age of Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?
(a) Those who pretend to be Quakers.
(b) Christians.
(c) Those who pretend to be Christians.
(d) Quakers.

2. Which countries have left room in their Constitution for revision if necessary in the future?
(a) America and France.
(b) America and England.
(c) America, France, and England.
(d) France and England.

3. What do the English people indicate with their silence?
(a) Their objection to the laws.
(b) Their acceptance of the laws.
(c) Their inability to change the laws.
(d) Their inability to understand the laws.

4. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?
(a) The September Decrees.
(b) The August Decrees.
(c) The December Decrees.
(d) The November Decrees.

5. How long would news take to travel from England to America if the two countries were to reconcile at this point?
(a) Four or five weeks.
(b) Two or three weeks.
(c) Two or three months.
(d) Four or five months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?

2. According to Paine, whose role in the French Revolution should not be diminished?

3. What does Paine prove in order to dispel a myth about government?

4. What does Paine hope the English people will realize from Burke's pamphlet?

5. What will happen to a person who denies another the right to practice a different religion?

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