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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gideon deny?
(a) The idea of being given the role of leader.
(b) The role of leader.
(c) The benefits of being a leader.
(d) The drawbacks of being a leader.

2. What does a strong government assure against?
(a) Poverty, but not civil war or treason.
(b) Civil war and poverty.
(c) Civil war, but not poverty.
(d) Civil war, poverty, and treason.

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

4. What does Paine wish America could have used against the British?
(a) The heat of summer.
(b) The element of surprise.
(c) The use of inside information.
(d) The harshness of winter.

5. From where was English rule founded?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) America.

6. What is the English government's position on the French Revolution?
(a) The English government supports it.
(b) The English government does not support it.
(c) Half of the English government supports it.
(d) Almost all of the English government supports it.

7. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

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

9. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?
(a) These are the men whose soul's need to be 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 times that men's souls are tested.

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

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

12. When did the English Revolution take place?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1698.
(c) 1678.
(d) 1697.

13. What did the lack of monarchy result in for Britain before the kings?
(a) A need for war.
(b) A need for commerce.
(c) A lack of war.
(d) A lack of commerce.

14. What does society promote?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Unity.
(c) Equality.
(d) Acceptance.

15. In an ideal world, who would make decisions regarding regulations?
(a) A select few members of society.
(b) All members of society.
(c) All members of government.
(d) A select few members of government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does government promote?

2. According to Paine, what should not be confused with religion?

3. How does Paine describe tyranny?

4. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?

5. What does Paine attribute his literary career to?

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