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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the pamphlets printed in response to the Rights of Man does Paine consider worth remembering?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. In Paine's opinion, how is the admiration of a story determined?
(a) The more admired a story is, the less it will be doubted.
(b) The more fantastic a story is, the less it will be admired.
(c) The more fantastic a story is, the more it will be admired.
(d) The more admired a story is, the more it will be doubted.

3. Why does Paine state that America took up arms against England?
(a) England forced the hand of America.
(b) America had become more prosperous than almost all other countries.
(c) America had become more prosperous than England.
(d) Other countries forced the hand of America.

4. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?
(a) The December Decrees.
(b) The September Decrees.
(c) The August Decrees.
(d) The November Decrees.

5. If the American Revolution had been fought only to separate America from England, how much attention does Paine think it would have received?
(a) Very little attention.
(b) No attention.
(c) The attention of the world.
(d) A considerable amount of attention.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?

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

4. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?

5. What does Paine wish America could have used against the British?

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