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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. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?
(a) Those who pretend to be Quakers.
(b) Those who pretend to be Christians.
(c) Christians.
(d) Quakers.

2. According to Paine, whose role in the French Revolution should not be diminished?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John Adams.

3. According to Paine, which governments must unite to lead by example in order to ensure liberty worldwide?
(a) America, England, and France.
(b) Only America and France.
(c) Only America and England.
(d) Only England and France.

4. What saddens Paine about the analogies made to good and solid government?
(a) They involve Britain.
(b) They involve France and Spain.
(c) They involve Greece and Rome.
(d) They involve Britain, Greece, Rome, France, and Spain.

5. What does Paine hope the English people will realize from Burke's pamphlet?
(a) How difficult the English laws are to change.
(b) How archaic the English laws are.
(c) How easy the English laws are to change.
(d) How complicated the English laws are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paine believe each generation should have?

2. What does Paine attribute his literary career to?

3. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?

4. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?

5. How does Paine describe the Quakers?

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