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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many questions does Paine address in his final letter to the people of England?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

2. How does Paine describe tyranny?
(a) An opponent that is easily defeated.
(b) An opponent that once could have been easily defeated, but no longer.
(c) An opponent that is not easily defeated.
(d) An opponent that is not easily defeated now, but will be in the future.

3. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?
(a) He thinks it is absurd and unnatural.
(b) He thinks it is flawed, but not unreasonable.
(c) He thinks it is reasonable and unflawed.
(d) He thinks it is unnatural, but not absurd.

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

5. When did the English Revolution take place?
(a) 1697.
(b) 1688.
(c) 1678.
(d) 1698.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the questions about in Paine's last letter to the people of England?

2. How does Paine describe the Quakers?

3. In the Introduction, what does Paine state about the thoughts of the book?

4. What did Gideon deny?

5. When did Edmund Burke attack the French Revolution in a book?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Paine, how does England view the French Revolution?

2. What does Paine hope the English people will do as a result of reading Burke's pamphlets?

3. Why is it necessary for the states to be separated?

4. What does Burke accuse the French of pertaining to their actions against Louis XVI and how does Paine correct him?

5. What is the view of Gideon that Paine uses as an example?

6. What does Paine think the effects of Burke's pamphlets will be and what are Burke's reasons for publishing them?

7. What are the problems with using faith and religion for political purposes?

8. What is the difference between society and government?

9. What disappoints Paine about the limited examples of solid government that are available?

10. What are the civil rights that Paine believes should be applied to government?

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