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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rights of Man, Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the English Revolution take place?
(a) 1698.
(b) 1697.
(c) 1678.
(d) 1688.

2. According to Paine, what is the difference between society and government?
(a) North versus South.
(b) Positivism versus negativism.
(c) East versus West.
(d) Right versus wrong.

3. Which country has England chosen as its new foe when Paine writes the Rights of Man?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

4. What are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?
(a) Only honor.
(b) Power, honor, and authority.
(c) Power and honor.
(d) Only power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the rumors about the reason behind Burke's pamphlet?

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

3. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?

4. Why do Englishmen defend their king?

5. What will the first twenty years of American independence not predict, according to Paine?

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