2. Through his belief in God, what does Paine hope for?
(a) A joyful end of life.
(b) A joyful afterlife.
(c) To make a difference in his lifetime.
(d) To convince others to believe in God.

3. What label does Paine give to revelations that have not been witnessed?
(a) Indisputable.
(b) Hearsay.
(c) Disputable.
(d) Absolutions.

4. Who does a person that owns property owe ground rent to?
(a) Those who can afford to purchase the land for more than it is worth.
(b) The rest of society.
(c) Those who cannot afford land of their own.
(d) The government.

5. What area do Paine and the Marquis differ on?
(a) When political reform can occur.
(b) Where political reform needs to occur.
(c) How political reform can occur.
(d) Why political reform should occur.

6. What makes Paine's goal of every person receiving property impossible?
(a) The inevitable greed of some in stealing property.
(b) The inability of some to take care of a property.
(c) The proportion of limited land to the number of people on the earth.
(d) The proportion of the limited number of people to the available land.

7. When does Paine believe every person should be issued property?
(a) At ten years of age.
(b) At birth.
(c) At fifteen years of age.
(d) At twenty years of age.

8. Why did people who lived in ancient times choose not to cultivate the land they occupied?
(a) To keep a constant supply of food and water.
(b) To remain safe from the animals in the wilderness.
(c) To prevent the theft of land.
(d) To prevent disputes over land rights.

9. What part of the American Revolution received the most attention, according to Paine?
(a) The separation of America from England.
(b) The formation of a new government in America.
(c) The sacrifices made by the American soldiers.
(d) The sacrifices made by the American people.

10. Who is hurt the most when a government tries to prohibit its people from reading a work the government disapproves of?
(a) The people.
(b) The government.
(c) The publisher.
(d) The author.

11. What does Paine surmise Burke's view of government entails?
(a) Government should only control some people.
(b) People should be controlled by government.
(c) Government should be controlled by the people.
(d) People should only control some forms of government.

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

13. Which years of the American Revolution did America have no government?
(a) The first two.
(b) The last three.
(c) The first three.
(d) The last two.

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

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