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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Agragarian Justice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine compare to the limited freedom of people by the government?
(a) Poverty.
(b) War.
(c) Treason.
(d) Anarchy.

2. How did the conquerors treat defeated enemies in the earliest known governments?
(a) As paid employees.
(b) As individuals.
(c) As equals.
(d) As property.

3. What does Paine believe would end government through hereditary?
(a) Having each king only serve for five years.
(b) Having each king only serve for ten years.
(c) Having each king elected.
(d) Having each king only serve two terms.

4. What river are the American troops preparing to cross as Paine describes their trials and tribulations?
(a) The Hudson.
(b) The Missouri.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Delaware.

5. What label does Paine give to revelations that have not been witnessed?
(a) Hearsay.
(b) Indisputable.
(c) Absolutions.
(d) Disputable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the earth's population does the concept of holding property disinherit?

2. How does Paine categorize Howe's victories?

3. What does Paine explain about the Almighty's response after Eve bites the apple?

4. How does Paine describe Burke's descriptions of the French during the Revolution?

5. What is the Rights of Man considered?

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