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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 concerns Paine about how Burke's pamphlet is published?
(a) The small print.
(b) The incorrect order of pages.
(c) The colors used.
(d) The translation.

2. What will happen to a person who denies another the right to practice a different religion?
(a) That person will never be able to change his or her own mind.
(b) That person will never be able to change anyone else's mind.
(c) That person will never be able to criticize religion.
(d) That person will never be able to legitimately discuss religion.

3. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?
(a) These are the men whose soul's have been tried.
(b) These are the times that men's souls are tested.
(c) These are the times that try men's souls.
(d) These are the men whose soul's need to be tested.

4. Which proverb does Paine refer to when commenting on the acts of Howe and Burgoyne?
(a) In for a penny, in for a pound.
(b) A problem shared is a problem halved.
(c) The best defense is a good offense.
(d) A penny wise and a pound foolish.

5. How many ancient tyrannies does Paine think comprise the English Constitution?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which countries have left room in their Constitution for revision if necessary in the future?

2. What form does Satan take on in reappearing?

3. After being banished by the Almighty, where did Satan later reappear?

4. According to Paine, what is Burke incapable of understanding about the way government works?

5. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?

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