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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. How does Paine describe the Quakers?
(a) Inoffensive but loud.
(b) Quiet but offensive.
(c) Offensive and loud.
(d) Quiet and inoffensive.

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

3. According to Paine, what does Burke lack?
(a) An understanding of liberty.
(b) An understanding of history.
(c) An understanding of economics.
(d) An understanding of government.

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

5. What does Paine profess about himself in The Crisis?
(a) He is superstitious.
(b) He does believe in miracles.
(c) He does not believe in miracles.
(d) He is not superstitious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Paine think the aristocracy or monarchy will last after the writing of his pamphlet?

2. Why does Paine state that America took up arms against England?

3. Who is hurt the most when a government tries to prohibit its people from reading a work the government disapproves of?

4. To what does Paine compare kings?

5. How does Paine describe tyranny?

(see the answer key)

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