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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. What does Paine use examples from scripture to explain?
(a) How, but not why kings became prominent.
(b) Why, but not how or when kings became prominent.
(c) How and why kings became prominent.
(d) How, why, and when kings became prominent.

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

3. What do the English people indicate with their silence?
(a) Their inability to change the laws.
(b) Their objection to the laws.
(c) Their acceptance of the laws.
(d) Their inability to understand the laws.

4. Which country has England chosen as its new foe when Paine writes the Rights of Man?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

5. According to Paine, what does Burke lack?
(a) An understanding of history.
(b) An understanding of liberty.
(c) An understanding of government.
(d) An understanding of economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Burke mention the Bastille in his book?

2. How does Paine categorize Howe's victories?

3. What is the result of using faith for political reasons?

4. What point does Paine use Joan of Arc as an example to support?

5. When did the English Revolution take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the American army defeat General Howe?

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

4. How does Burke misrepresent Dr. Price's speech and what is Paine's response?

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

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

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

8. Why does Paine think that America will succeed on its own?

9. How does Paine recall the events surrounding George Washington's crossing of the Delaware?

10. What are the reasons Paine gives in support of America's Declaration of Independence?

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