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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tactic will the king use to gain favor in the long run if he cannot rule through force in the short run?
(a) War.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Information.
(d) Subtlety.

2. What grows along with a society?
(a) A need for more regulations.
(b) A need for more taxation.
(c) A need for fewer regulations.
(d) A need for less taxation.

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

4. How many ancient tyrannies does Paine think comprise the English Constitution?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. Why do Englishmen defend their king?
(a) Out of neither reason nor national pride.
(b) Out of reason, rather than national pride.
(c) Out of national pride, rather than reason.
(d) Out of both reason and national pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paine describe society?

2. What does Paine believe should never separate the elected from the electors?

3. What did Gideon deny?

4. From where was English rule founded?

5. What did the lack of monarchy result in for Britain before the kings?

(see the answer key)

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