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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On which concept was the old Whig party based?
(a) Heredity.
(b) A two-party system.
(c) A three-party system.
(d) Representation.

3. On which concept is the new Whig party based?
(a) A three-party system.
(b) Representation.
(c) A two-party system.
(d) Heredity.

4. In what way does the concept of holding property disinherit people?
(a) Gradually, at a slower pace.
(b) Evenly, at a quicker pace.
(c) Gradually, at an even pace.
(d) Immediately.

5. How important is it for a civilized society to guarantee a better life for its people than if they had been born before civilization?
(a) It should be one of many lesser goals.
(b) It should be the primary goal.
(c) It is not important.
(d) It should be the secondary goal.

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

7. Which Indians does Paine use as an example in Agrarian Justice?
(a) The East American Indians.
(b) The West American Indians.
(c) The South American Indians.
(d) The North American Indians.

8. Without a guarantee of a better life, how does Paine compare the lives of people in a civilized society with life in the wilderness?
(a) They would be much better off living in the wilderness.
(b) They would almost be better off living in the wilderness.
(c) They would be slightly better off living in the wilderness.
(d) They would not be better off living in the wilderness.

9. What does Paine think is created between religions by the existence of certain churches?
(a) Animosity.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Placidity.
(d) Jealousy.

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

11. Where is the church located to which Paine subscribes?
(a) In his mind.
(b) He does not subscribe to a church.
(c) Rome.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

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

14. According to Paine, what happened as a result of the Christian tales?
(a) Many great lives were lived.
(b) A few great lives were lived.
(c) Many moral standards improved.
(d) A few moral standards improved.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people are born equal in a natural state?

3. According to Paine, which Greek mythological figure did the Virgin Mary replace in Christianity?

4. What label does Paine give to revelations that have not been witnessed?

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

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