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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. What does Paine believe about revelation?

2. According to Paine, what must civilized states be careful not to overlook?

3. What does Paine think is created between religions by the existence of certain churches?

4. When does Paine believe every person should be issued property?

5. In the Christian tale, where is Satan banished to by the Almighty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Paine's thoughts on the Immaculate Conception and the Resurrection?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Paine believe that mystery and Miracles are incompatible with religion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Paine's theory from the beginning of The Crisis about how America should approach the war and the conditions that face the country. Include how Paine believes it will not be an easy war to win, why he thinks America will be victorious, and his general ideas about rewards in proportion to the effort it takes to earn them.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the differences between society and government as Paine refers to them in the Introduction. Use the examples that Paine provides and your analysis to explain the roles of each of them in a successful country, why and when a society needs a government, and what the priority of the elected officials in that government should be.

Essay Topic 3

George Washington is considered by many to be the best example of what a leader should be and Paine refers to Washington's life on a number of occasions in his work.

1) Describe the significance of Washington's career in the military and how his desire to remain out of politics made him America's most qualified choice for the first President of the United States.

2) Explain why Washington received no monetary compensation for his service as president, and how his situation reflects the theory that Paine has about historical people and their financial rewards.

3) Analyze why Washington is still regarded so highly, the values that he represents, and why they are needed in any government.

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