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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?
(a) These are the men whose soul's need to be tested.
(b) These are the times that try men's souls.
(c) These are the times that men's souls are tested.
(d) These are the men whose soul's have been tried.

2. What does Paine profess about himself in The Crisis?
(a) He is not superstitious.
(b) He does believe in miracles.
(c) He is superstitious.
(d) He does not believe in miracles.

3. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?
(a) A self-sufficient government.
(b) Partial governments.
(c) An absence of government.
(d) Absolute governments.

4. How does Paine respond to the people who cannot follow his logic?
(a) He is shocked.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He is angered.
(d) He is confused.

5. What is the Rights of Man considered?
(a) A speech.
(b) A treatise.
(c) A novel.
(d) An essay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?

2. When was the law invented that took the freedom away from the English subjects?

3. According to Paine, which governments must unite to lead by example in order to ensure liberty worldwide?

4. What are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?

5. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?

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