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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the first twenty years of American independence not predict, according to Paine?
(a) The next five years.
(b) The next fifteen years.
(c) The next ten years.
(d) The next twenty years.

2. How many questions does Paine address in his final letter to the people of England?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Twelve.

3. What does a strong government assure against?
(a) Civil war, poverty, and treason.
(b) Civil war, but not poverty.
(c) Civil war and poverty.
(d) Poverty, but not civil war or treason.

4. What does government promote?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Unity.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Equality.

5. In the Introduction, what does Paine state about the thoughts of the book?
(a) They are popular for half of the country.
(b) They may not be popular.
(c) They are popular for all of the country.
(d) They may have been popular at an earlier date.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does society promote?

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

3. How long would news take to travel from England to America if the two countries were to reconcile at this point?

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

5. As Paine states in The Crisis, what word should never replace the word "Christian"?

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