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

2. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. How many years of the Revolution does Paine discuss in a letter to the Inhabitants of America?
(a) The first three.
(b) The last four.
(c) The last three.
(d) The first four.

4. On which concept was the old Whig party based?
(a) A two-party system.
(b) Heredity.
(c) A three-party system.
(d) Representation.

5. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?
(a) Those who pretend to be Quakers.
(b) Quakers.
(c) Christians.
(d) Those who pretend to be Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the monarchy no longer work in Paine's opinion?

2. What city did the British incorrectly assume was the center of America when they attacked it?

3. What river are the American troops preparing to cross as Paine describes their trials and tribulations?

4. What happens if people refuse to obey a law they oppose?

5. What does Paine prove in order to dispel a myth about government?

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