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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. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Holland.
(d) Belgium.

2. What does society promote?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Unity.
(d) Equality.

3. What concerns Paine about how Burke's pamphlet is published?
(a) The translation.
(b) The incorrect order of pages.
(c) The small print.
(d) The colors used.

4. How long would news take to travel from England to America if the two countries were to reconcile at this point?
(a) Four or five weeks.
(b) Four or five months.
(c) Two or three months.
(d) Two or three weeks.

5. What does Paine believe each generation should have?
(a) The ideals and values of the preceding government.
(b) Its own ideals, but the values of the preceding government.
(c) Its own values, but the ideals of the preceding government.
(d) Its own ideals, values, and choices in government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paine believe would end government through hereditary?

2. According to Paine, whose role in the French Revolution should not be diminished?

3. What is the result of using faith for political reasons?

4. How does Paine describe tyranny?

5. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?

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