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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. When did the English Revolution take place?
(a) 1697.
(b) 1678.
(c) 1688.
(d) 1698.

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

3. Why does the monarchy no longer work in Paine's opinion?
(a) Because the king is too far away from the people.
(b) Because the king has stopped listening to the people.
(c) Because the king is not far enough away from the people.
(d) Because the king has stopped talking to the people.

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

5. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?
(a) Talking to the dead.
(b) Giving medicine to the dead.
(c) Talking to a wall.
(d) Reasoning with a wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season does Paine use in the metaphor that ends the second part of the Rights of Man?

2. According to Paine, what is the difference between society and government?

3. When did Edmund Burke attack the French Revolution in a book?

4. Which party did Washington belong to when he became the first president of the United States?

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

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