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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paine describe the Quakers?
(a) Offensive and loud.
(b) Quiet and inoffensive.
(c) Inoffensive but loud.
(d) Quiet but offensive.

2. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?
(a) A resourceful monarch.
(b) A mild monarch.
(c) A fearful monarch.
(d) A beaten monarch.

3. What grows along with a society?
(a) A need for fewer regulations.
(b) A need for more regulations.
(c) A need for less taxation.
(d) A need for more taxation.

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

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

6. Why do Englishmen defend their king?
(a) Out of both reason and national pride.
(b) Out of reason, rather than national pride.
(c) Out of national pride, rather than reason.
(d) Out of neither reason nor national pride.

7. 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 procure happiness.
(b) The right to be provided for.
(c) The right to stand up for a cause.
(d) The right to practice religion.

8. Why does Paine think the British are incapable of ruling America justly?
(a) They are too weak.
(b) They are not economically sound.
(c) They are too powerful.
(d) They are too jealous.

9. According to Paine, which governments must unite to lead by example in order to ensure liberty worldwide?
(a) Only America and England.
(b) Only England and France.
(c) America, England, and France.
(d) Only America and France.

10. How does Paine describe society?
(a) As a blessing.
(b) As a good example.
(c) As a gift.
(d) As a perfect model.

11. As Paine states in The Crisis, what word should never replace the word "Christian"?
(a) Thief.
(b) Imposter.
(c) Bigot.
(d) Liar.

12. 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.

13. What city did the British incorrectly assume was the center of America when they attacked it?
(a) New York.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Baltimore.

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

15. According to Paine, what does Burke lack?
(a) An understanding of liberty.
(b) An understanding of government.
(c) An understanding of history.
(d) An understanding of economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many questions does Paine address in his final letter to the people of England?

2. What is the Rights of Man considered?

3. What does Paine profess about himself in The Crisis?

4. According to British law, how long do the children of the king have the right to rule over every common person?

5. Why does the monarchy no longer work in Paine's opinion?

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