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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Holland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

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

3. Whose sermon given to celebrate the anniversary of the English Revolution does Burke misrepresent?
(a) Richard Price.
(b) Daniel Conway.
(c) James Mackintosh.
(d) Joseph Priestley.

4. How many questions does Paine address in his final letter to the people of England?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

5. Which country has England chosen as its new foe when Paine writes the Rights of Man?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Russia.

6. Where is Paine living when Burke's pamphlet is being published?
(a) Strasbourg.
(b) Paris.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Grenoble.

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

8. Why does England constantly need a foe to battle?
(a) To provide a reason for its high taxes.
(b) To increase jobs through war.
(c) To increase trade agreements.
(d) To prove their place in the world.

9. What prevents the British from effectively governing America?
(a) Their recklessness.
(b) Their ignorance.
(c) Their fear.
(d) Their reputation.

10. How many total pages is Burke's denouncement of the French Revolution?
(a) Four hundred and sixty five.
(b) Three hundred and fifty six.
(c) Six hundred and forty three.
(d) Five hundred and thirty four.

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

12. How many days before the taking of the Bastille did Marquis de La Fayette make a speech?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

13. What replaced hopelessness during a long battle, as Paine recounts?
(a) Boldness.
(b) Vigor.
(c) Fear.
(d) Intelligence.

14. What does Paine use examples from scripture to explain?
(a) How and why kings became prominent.
(b) How, but not why kings became prominent.
(c) Why, but not how or when kings became prominent.
(d) How, why, and when kings became prominent.

15. What are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?
(a) Only power.
(b) Only honor.
(c) Power, honor, and authority.
(d) Power and honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paine categorize Howe's victories?

2. How did Paine originally view Burke, before he denounced the French Revolution?

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

4. How does Paine respond to the people who cannot follow his logic?

5. What do the English people indicate with their silence?

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