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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 Burke continue to perpetuate with his actions?
(a) England's decreased status in the world.
(b) A false sense of security for the nations.
(c) Animosity between the nations.
(d) France's decreased status in the world.

2. Whom was the Rights of Man presented to?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. What does Paine hope the English people will realize from Burke's pamphlet?
(a) How complicated the English laws are.
(b) How difficult the English laws are to change.
(c) How archaic the English laws are.
(d) How easy the English laws are to change.

4. As Paine states in The Crisis, what word should never replace the word "Christian"?
(a) Thief.
(b) Liar.
(c) Imposter.
(d) Bigot.

5. What concerns Paine about how Burke's pamphlet is published?
(a) The incorrect order of pages.
(b) The translation.
(c) The small print.
(d) The colors used.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the decrees outlining the foundation for a new French government called?

2. How many days before the taking of the Bastille did Marquis de La Fayette make a speech?

3. How does Thomas Paine write the book Common Sense?

4. How many total pages is Burke's denouncement of the French Revolution?

5. How does Paine describe tyranny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paine's definition of a Quaker?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are some of the other criticisms that Paine has about Howe?

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

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

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

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