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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Age of Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Paine believe should never separate the elected from the electors?
(a) Belief, action, or money.
(b) Belief or action.
(c) Belief, but not action.
(d) Action, but not belief.

3. What ancient philosopher does Paine mention in Age of Reason?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

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

5. What did the lack of monarchy result in for Britain before the kings?
(a) A need for commerce.
(b) A lack of commerce.
(c) A lack of war.
(d) A need for war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the first twenty years of American independence not predict, according to Paine?

2. Which religious group of people does Paine think are persecuted?

3. If the American Revolution had been fought only to separate America from England, how much attention does Paine think it would have received?

4. How well were Paine's views on religion known when Age of Reason was written?

5. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?

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