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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine originally view Burke, before he denounced the French Revolution?
(a) As a possible ally.
(b) As a possible threat.
(c) As an enemy.
(d) As an ally.

2. What does government promote?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Equality.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Unity.

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

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

5. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun?
(a) Eight days earlier.
(b) Eight months later.
(c) Eight days later.
(d) Eight months earlier.

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

7. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?
(a) The rising costs of American products.
(b) The counterfeiting of American money.
(c) The decreasing costs of American products.
(d) The theft of American money.

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

9. What does Burke continue to perpetuate with his actions?
(a) A false sense of security for the nations.
(b) Animosity between the nations.
(c) England's decreased status in the world.
(d) France's decreased status in the world.

10. How many ancient tyrannies does Paine think comprise the English Constitution?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

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

12. How does Paine categorize Howe's victories?
(a) Accidental.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Unfortunate.
(d) Unnecessary.

13. Which one of the following is not included in the natural rights Paine believes should be retained by people after they are born?
(a) The right to be provided for.
(b) The right to practice religion.
(c) The right to stand up for a cause.
(d) The right to procure happiness.

14. How does Thomas Paine write the book Common Sense?
(a) Anonymously.
(b) With a ghost writer.
(c) With two co-writers.
(d) With a co-writer.

15. According to Paine, whose role in the French Revolution should not be diminished?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?

2. At what age can a monarch be appointed in Britain?

3. Whose sermon given to celebrate the anniversary of the English Revolution does Burke misrepresent?

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

5. As Paine states in The Crisis, what word should never replace the word "Christian"?

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