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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. Which one of the following is not included in the natural rights Paine believes should be retained by people after they are born?
(a) The right to stand up for a cause.
(b) The right to practice religion.
(c) The right to procure happiness.
(d) The right to be provided for.

2. How did Paine originally view Burke, before he denounced the French Revolution?
(a) As a possible threat.
(b) As an enemy.
(c) As an ally.
(d) As a possible ally.

3. How does Paine describe Burke's analysis of France?
(a) Darkness attempting to destroy light.
(b) Darkness attempting to illuminate light.
(c) Darkness attempting to deny light.
(d) Darkness attempting to conceal light.

4. What does Howe support that draws Paine's criticism?
(a) The rising costs of American products.
(b) The theft of American money.
(c) The counterfeiting of American money.
(d) The decreasing costs of American products.

5. How long does Burke think English subjects should serve in the Parliament?
(a) Never.
(b) Forever.
(c) Only the first half of their lives.
(d) Only the first three quarters of their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?

2. What is the famous quote by Paine that starts the section, The Crisis?

3. What does government promote?

4. What does Paine think about the idea of being a king through heredity?

5. How does Burke describe Louis XVI?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is there a need for regulations and government in general?

3. How does Paine describes Benjamin Franklin's historical role in the French Constitution?

4. What would happen to the land in America if the country reconciles with England?

5. How did the American army defeat General Howe?

6. How does Paine think America's Continental Congress should be designed?

7. How did Paine and Burke become enemies and what are Paine's concerns about Burke's pamphlet?

8. What are the reasons Paine has in writing the Rights of Man and to whom is it presented?

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

10. How does the government of England increase its revenue through its disagreements with other countries?

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