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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Paine compare kings?
(a) Water.
(b) Animals.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Fire.

2. How many years does Paine think the aristocracy or monarchy will last after the writing of his pamphlet?
(a) Not more than seven years.
(b) Not more than twelve years.
(c) Not more than ten years.
(d) Not more than twenty five years.

3. What tactic will the king use to gain favor in the long run if he cannot rule through force in the short run?
(a) Information.
(b) Subtlety.
(c) War.
(d) Bribery.

4. How does Paine describe Burke's descriptions of the French during the Revolution?
(a) Disturbing and predictable.
(b) Disturbing and vulgar.
(c) Disturbing, vulgar, and predictable.
(d) Vulgar and predictable.

5. When did Edmund Burke attack the French Revolution in a book?
(a) 1718.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1791.
(d) 1719.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?

3. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?

4. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?

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

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