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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. How does Thomas Paine write the book Common Sense?
(a) With a co-writer.
(b) With two co-writers.
(c) With a ghost writer.
(d) Anonymously.

2. What does Paine consider the government to be?
(a) A necessary problem.
(b) An unnecessary evil.
(c) An unnecessary problem.
(d) A necessary evil.

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

4. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?
(a) Reasoning with a wall.
(b) Giving medicine to the dead.
(c) Talking to a wall.
(d) Talking to the dead.

5. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?
(a) The December Decrees.
(b) The November Decrees.
(c) The August Decrees.
(d) The September Decrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grows along with a society?

2. What does Paine attribute his literary career to?

3. What does society promote?

4. What does Paine believe each generation should have?

5. What are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?

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