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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since all men are created equal, what does Paine consider aristocracy to be?

2. What grows along with a society?

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

4. What does Paine use as a miserable example of the Constitution that America is trying to adopt?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the government of England increase its revenue through its disagreements with other countries?

2. According to Paine, how does England view the French Revolution?

3. What is the difference between society and government?

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

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

6. Why is there a need for regulations and government in general?

7. What does Paine think that America will gain by separating from England?

8. What would happen to the land in America if the country reconciles with England?

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

10. How does Paine consider the state of America and his literary career after the revolution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Paine's letter to General Howe by including answers to the following:

1) Why does Paine write to Howe and what is the purpose of his letter?

2) What are some examples of Howe's mistakes and lack of skills in the war, and why did Paine consider him to be incapable of gaining a victory except by accident?

3) How does America defeat Howe and cause him to surrender?

4) In what way does Howe's approach to the war depict the difference in the mentality of each country involved?

5) What were America's reasons for fighting in the American Revolution and why was England unable to understand them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail why it was necessary for America to separate from England and declare its independence. Also, list and explain each of the reasons why England was not capable of governing America along with the benefits that the United States will have as a result of establishing their own country.

Essay Topic 3

Paine criticizes the British government on a variety of levels.

1) Describe the positive and negative aspects of the Parliament.

2) Explain Paine's objections to the monarchy and the examples he uses to reveal its hypocritical absurdity.

3) Analyze the two parts of the English Constitution, why Paine believes it is ineffective, and his suggestions to update it.

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