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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine surmise Burke's view of government entails?
(a) Government should only control some people.
(b) Government should be controlled by the people.
(c) People should only control some forms of government.
(d) People should be controlled by government.

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

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

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 months.
(b) Four or five weeks.
(c) Two or three weeks.
(d) Two or three months.

5. How many of the pamphlets printed in response to the Rights of Man does Paine consider worth remembering?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of goals should the members of the elected have?

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

3. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?

4. Why does Paine believe that America will succeed?

5. How should people self-impose laws in order to exist harmoniously in the absence of government?

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