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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 is the Rights of Man considered?
(a) An essay.
(b) A treatise.
(c) A speech.
(d) A novel.

2. What does Paine wish America could have used against the British?
(a) The harshness of winter.
(b) The use of inside information.
(c) The heat of summer.
(d) The element of surprise.

3. When was the law invented that took the freedom away from the English subjects?
(a) The sixteenth century.
(b) The fourteenth century.
(c) The fifteenth century.
(d) The seventeenth century.

4. According to British law, how long do the children of the king have the right to rule over every common person?
(a) As long as the government reigns.
(b) Only up until the second generation.
(c) Only for the first generation.
(d) Only up until the third generation.

5. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?
(a) The theft of American money.
(b) The counterfeiting of American money.
(c) The rising costs of American products.
(d) The decreasing costs of American products.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the lack of monarchy result in for Britain before the kings?

3. What did Gideon deny?

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

5. What does Paine profess about himself in The Crisis?

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