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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paine think civilized states need to develop remedies for?
(a) To cure apathy.
(b) To cure evil.
(c) To cure ignorance.
(d) To cure illness.

2. What must be in place once a country becomes civilized?
(a) A system to preserve the natural state.
(b) A system to prove the validity of the natural state.
(c) A system to change the natural state.
(d) A system to prevent the natural state from returning.

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

4. How old is the president of the United States required to be in order to presumably prevent inexperienced people from having the position?
(a) Thirty years of age.
(b) Thirty-five years of age.
(c) Twenty-five years of age.
(d) Forty years of age.

5. If the American Revolution had been fought only to separate America from England, how much attention does Paine think it would have received?
(a) The attention of the world.
(b) A considerable amount of attention.
(c) No attention.
(d) Very little attention.

6. According to Paine, what must civilized states be careful not to overlook?
(a) The hypocrisy of civilization.
(b) The mistakes made in a civilization.
(c) The evils of civilization.
(d) The preconceived notions in a civilization.

7. What form does Satan take on in reappearing?
(a) A crow.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A raven.
(d) A snake.

8. What is the reason for the ground rent a land owner should owe?
(a) To maintain the property and cultivate it.
(b) To maintain the property and purchase more land.
(c) To maintain the property, but not purchase more land.
(d) To maintain the property, but not cultivate it.

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

10. What does the term canonization refer to?
(a) The process in which a person becomes a saint.
(b) The ceremony performed after a person is declared a saint.
(c) The ceremony performed before a person can request to become a saint.
(d) The process in which a person requests to become a saint.

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

12. What happens if people refuse to obey a law they oppose?
(a) The intentions of the argument are proven false.
(b) The intentions of the argument are misunderstood.
(c) The argument against the law is strengthened.
(d) The argument against the law is weakened.

13. According to the second part of the Rights of Man, when was Combining Principals and Practice written?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1782.

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

15. What season does Paine use in the metaphor that ends the second part of the Rights of Man?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the earth's population does the concept of holding property disinherit?

2. Who is hurt the most when a government tries to prohibit its people from reading a work the government disapproves of?

3. According to Paine, what should each man strive for?

4. What war does Paine believe might have been the inspiration for a Christian tale about the Almighty?

5. Where is the church located to which Paine subscribes?

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