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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. According to Paine, what must civilized states be careful not to overlook?
(a) The preconceived notions in a civilization.
(b) The hypocrisy of civilization.
(c) The evils of civilization.
(d) The mistakes made in a civilization.

2. Who does a person that owns property owe ground rent to?
(a) Those who cannot afford land of their own.
(b) Those who can afford to purchase the land for more than it is worth.
(c) The rest of society.
(d) The government.

3. What area do Paine and the Marquis differ on?
(a) Where political reform needs to occur.
(b) How political reform can occur.
(c) When political reform can occur.
(d) Why political reform should occur.

4. In what way does the concept of holding property disinherit people?
(a) Gradually, at an even pace.
(b) Gradually, at a slower pace.
(c) Evenly, at a quicker pace.
(d) Immediately.

5. How does Paine define a civilized society?
(a) One that has only one point of view.
(b) One that has extreme opposites.
(c) One that has three different points of views.
(d) One that has extreme similarities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must be in place once a country becomes civilized?

2. What label does Paine give to revelations that have not been witnessed?

3. What does Paine think is odd about the conversation between Eve and Satan?

4. Who does Paine think should be eligible to receive compensation for their disinheritance?

5. What should the main purpose of a Constitution be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paine handle the responses to the Rights of Man by Burke and others?

2. What is Paine's belief about land distribution at birth and why does he think it is impractical?

3. How are all people born in a natural state, and what does Paine think the responsibility of a civilized state is?

4. What is the difference between democracy and representation?

5. What is Paine's writing style throughout Common Sense and his other collected works, and how will Paine be remembered?

6. What is the proof of God's existence that Paine also believes is a guide for people to live their lives?

7. What does Paine believe is the general focus of any effective constitution?

8. Why does Paine have a favorable opinion of the Marquis de La Fayette and what is the one area where the two differ?

9. What bold prediction does Paine make about the future of the monarchy and why?

10. What is Paine's theory on how people who have been cheated of their land inheritance should be compensated?

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