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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine believe should never separate the elected from the electors?
(a) Action, but not belief.
(b) Belief, action, or money.
(c) Belief, but not action.
(d) Belief or action.

2. In the Introduction, what does Paine state about the thoughts of the book?
(a) They are popular for half of the country.
(b) They may have been popular at an earlier date.
(c) They are popular for all of the country.
(d) They may not be popular.

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

4. 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.

5. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?
(a) Never.
(b) Only the first half of their lives.
(c) Only the first three quarters of their lives.
(d) Forever.

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

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

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

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

10. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?
(a) A deceptive practice.
(b) A fallacy.
(c) A naive attempt.
(d) A hypocrisy.

11. According to Paine, what goes against human nature?
(a) An absence of government.
(b) Absolute governments.
(c) A self-sufficient government.
(d) Partial governments.

12. What concerns Paine about how Burke's pamphlet is published?
(a) The small print.
(b) The incorrect order of pages.
(c) The colors used.
(d) The translation.

13. What does Paine believe each generation should have?
(a) Its own ideals, values, and choices in government.
(b) Its own values, but the ideals of the preceding government.
(c) Its own ideals, but the values of the preceding government.
(d) The ideals and values of the preceding government.

14. How did the men in the American army fight Howe?
(a) They fought neither for an ideal nor property.
(b) They fought for an ideal and property.
(c) They fought for property, not an ideal.
(d) They fought for an ideal, not property.

15. What does Paine believe will happen with time?
(a) His views will become accepted and possibly favored.
(b) His views will become favored, but not accepted.
(c) His views will never become accepted or favored.
(d) His views will become accepted, but not favored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paine consider the government to be?

2. According to Paine, what is the difference between society and government?

3. Which proverb does Paine refer to when commenting on the acts of Howe and Burgoyne?

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

5. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?

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