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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. How important is it for a civilized society to guarantee a better life for its people than if they had been born before civilization?
(a) It should be one of many lesser goals.
(b) It should be the secondary goal.
(c) It should be the primary goal.
(d) It is not important.

2. Who is hurt the most when a government tries to prohibit its people from reading a work the government disapproves of?
(a) The government.
(b) The publisher.
(c) The people.
(d) The author.

3. What claim does Paine make about cultivation?
(a) It is an unnecessary thing.
(b) It is one of the worst things to ever be invented.
(c) It is one of the best things to ever be invented.
(d) It is a necessary thing.

4. Through his belief in God, what does Paine hope for?
(a) To make a difference in his lifetime.
(b) A joyful afterlife.
(c) A joyful end of life.
(d) To convince others to believe in God.

5. What part of the American Revolution received the most attention, according to Paine?
(a) The separation of America from England.
(b) The sacrifices made by the American soldiers.
(c) The sacrifices made by the American people.
(d) The formation of a new government in America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sacrifice was made in the formation of some churches, according to Paine?

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

4. How does Paine describe the Resurrection?

5. According to Paine, what is Burke incapable of understanding about the way government works?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paine's theories on churches and which one does he ascribe to?

2. What example of an uncivilized society does Paine use in Agrarian Justice?

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

4. What question does Paine pose to Burke after a comment made by Burke during a speech in Canada?

5. What are some of the doubts Paine expresses about prophecies?

6. What is impressive about the way George Washington became the first president of the United States of America and the way he was compensated?

7. How does Paine feel about the bad laws that exist and whether to follow them?

8. What about the American Revolution causes the world to take notice?

9. What issue does Paine address concerning the Old and New Testaments?

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

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