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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age can a monarch be appointed in Britain?
(a) At age twenty.
(b) At any age.
(c) At age fifteen.
(d) At age ten.

2. When did Edmund Burke attack the French Revolution in a book?
(a) 1718.
(b) 1791.
(c) 1781.
(d) 1719.

3. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?
(a) Giving medicine to the dead.
(b) Talking to the dead.
(c) Talking to a wall.
(d) Reasoning with a wall.

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

5. How did the conquerors treat defeated enemies in the earliest known governments?
(a) As property.
(b) As equals.
(c) As individuals.
(d) As paid employees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Paine's opinion, how is the admiration of a story determined?

2. What point does Paine make about the rights of people to believe in events that took place?

3. How many books did Burke publish after the Rights of Man was released?

4. What sacrifice was made in the formation of some churches, according to Paine?

5. From where was English rule founded?

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