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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which party did Washington belong to when he became the first president of the United States?
(a) None.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Whig Party.

2. How does Paine view the story of Eve and the apple?
(a) He thinks it is a testament to the intelligence of Eve.
(b) He thinks it is a testament to the powers of the Almighty.
(c) He thinks it is derogatory towards Eve.
(d) He thinks it is derogatory towards the Almighty.

3. From where does Paine think Christianity adapted a lot of its philosophies?
(a) Previous scriptures.
(b) Mythologies.
(c) Popular stories.
(d) Revelations.

4. Besides the length, what is the reason Paine wanted to separate the sections of the Rights of Man?
(a) He wanted Burke to be able to refute the first section.
(b) It was easier for the people of the world to understand the smaller sections.
(c) He did not want Burke to be able to refute the second section.
(d) It was easier to release two sections on a limited budget.

5. According to Paine, what age should a person be to receive compensation for an disinheritance?
(a) Eighteen years of age.
(b) Thirty years of age.
(c) Twenty-one years of age.
(d) Twenty-five years of age.

6. How should people self-impose laws in order to exist harmoniously in the absence of government?
(a) On a personal and professional level.
(b) Only on a personal level.
(c) There can be no laws without government.
(d) Only on a professional level.

7. What term refers to a property that does not need to be maintained by the owner?
(a) Unfixed property.
(b) Unlanded property.
(c) Fixed property.
(d) Landed property.

8. What is Paine's opinion of the dispossession of property?
(a) It is one of the best things to ever be invented.
(b) It is an unnecessary thing.
(c) It is a necessary thing.
(d) It is one of the worst things to ever be invented.

9. What does Paine explain about the Almighty's response after Eve bites the apple?
(a) The Almighty banishes Satan to a pit.
(b) The Almighty allows Satan to remain on earth.
(c) The Almighty banishes Satan to a mountain.
(d) The Almighty banishes Satan to a cave.

10. How does Paine describe the people of ancient times in Agrarian Justice?
(a) Nomadic.
(b) Overdeveloped.
(c) Underdeveloped.
(d) Settled.

11. Who does Paine think should be eligible to receive compensation for their disinheritance?
(a) Everyone, including land owners.
(b) Everyone, excluding land owners.
(c) Only land owners.
(d) Only land owners and those who plan to purchase land.

12. What will happen to a person who denies another the right to practice a different religion?
(a) That person will never be able to legitimately discuss religion.
(b) That person will never be able to change anyone else's mind.
(c) That person will never be able to change his or her own mind.
(d) That person will never be able to criticize religion.

13. How does Paine define a civilized society?
(a) One that has only one point of view.
(b) One that has extreme similarities.
(c) One that has three different points of views.
(d) One that has extreme opposites.

14. What point does Paine make about the rights of people to believe in events that took place?
(a) People should believe in something they have not seen, only if it is reported by witnesses.
(b) People have the right not to believe something they have not witnessed.
(c) People should believe in something they have not seen, only if it is reported by credible witnesses.
(d) People do not have the right to doubt something they have not witnessed.

15. According to Paine, what is Burke incapable of understanding about the way government works?
(a) The difference between representation and a monarchy.
(b) The difference between democracy and a monarchy.
(c) The difference between democracy, representation, and a monarchy.
(d) The difference between democracy and representation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well were Paine's views on religion known when Age of Reason was written?

2. Which one of the following does Paine list as an example of an uncivilized culture?

3. Through his belief in God, what does Paine hope for?

4. How many years does Paine think the aristocracy or monarchy will last after the writing of his pamphlet?

5. Does Paine believe it is possible to evolve from a civilized state to a natural state?

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