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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an ideal world, who would make decisions regarding regulations?
(a) All members of government.
(b) A select few members of society.
(c) All members of society.
(d) A select few members of government.

2. What does Paine attribute his literary career to?
(a) Only his dedication to independence.
(b) The revolution and his dedication to independence.
(c) Only the revolution.
(d) The revolution, his dedication to independence, and the will of the American people.

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

4. How does Paine describe tyranny?
(a) An opponent that once could have been easily defeated, but no longer.
(b) An opponent that is not easily defeated now, but will be in the future.
(c) An opponent that is easily defeated.
(d) An opponent that is not easily defeated.

5. What river are the American troops preparing to cross as Paine describes their trials and tribulations?
(a) The Delaware.
(b) The Hudson.
(c) The Missouri.
(d) The Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paine, what should not be confused with religion?

2. How does Paine describe the Quakers?

3. Why does Paine think the British are incapable of ruling America justly?

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

5. What does Paine believe will happen with time?

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