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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. When did the English Revolution take place?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1678.
(c) 1698.
(d) 1697.
2. What does Paine believe should never separate the elected from the electors?
(a) Action, but not belief.
(b) Belief or action.
(c) Belief, action, or money.
(d) Belief, but not action.
3. Why does Paine state that America took up arms against England?
(a) England forced the hand of America.
(b) Other countries forced the hand of America.
(c) America had become more prosperous than England.
(d) America had become more prosperous than almost all other countries.
4. In an ideal world, who would make decisions regarding regulations?
(a) A select few members of government.
(b) All members of society.
(c) A select few members of society.
(d) All members of government.
5. What does Paine hope the English people will realize from Burke's pamphlet?
(a) How archaic the English laws are.
(b) How difficult the English laws are to change.
(c) How complicated the English laws are.
(d) How easy the English laws are to change.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which proverb does Paine refer to when commenting on the acts of Howe and Burgoyne?
2. How does Paine describe society?
3. In his letter to Howe, what comparison does Paine make about arguing with a man who has no use for authority?
4. Why do Englishmen defend their king?
5. What does Paine believe would end government through hereditary?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Paine consider the English monarchy to be ineffective?
2. According to Paine, how does England view the French Revolution?
3. How did the American army defeat General Howe?
4. Why is it necessary for the states to be separated?
5. What does Paine hope the English people will do as a result of reading Burke's pamphlets?
6. What does Paine think that America will gain by separating from England?
7. How does Paine describes Benjamin Franklin's historical role in the French Constitution?
8. When does Paine wish the Revolution had begun and why?
9. Why does Paine write Common Sense anonymously and how does he think his work will be remembered?
10. Why does Paine think that America will succeed on its own?
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