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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Constitutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Pennsylvania town did Paine refer to in Of Constitutions as having its own committee?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Allentown.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) York.

2. How did Paine characterize constitutions and governments in Of Constitutions?
(a) They were not distinct.
(b) They were not complimentary.
(c) They were complimentary.
(d) They were distinct.

3. How many houses of Congress were part of the Constitution that was ratified at the constitutional convention?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
(a) He hardly mentioned it.
(b) He mentioned it, but with one wrong fact.
(c) He mentioned it too much.
(d) He mentioned it, but with the wrong facts.

5. What did the Declaration of Independence lead to for the representative government that prevailed?
(a) A sense of cohesiveness.
(b) A sense of goodness.
(c) A sense of power.
(d) A sense of completion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What forms of objection were there to the Articles of Confederation?

2. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?

3. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?

4. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?

5. According to Paine in Of Constitutions, how many representative bodies should a government have?

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