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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?
(a) To protect natural rights.
(b) To reinvent natural rights.
(c) To reinforce natural rights.
(d) To promote what natural rights cannot.

3. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?
(a) Half miscellany.
(b) All miscellany.
(c) Mostly miscellany.
(d) Some miscellany.

4. Referencing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, what did Paine state was the purpose of government?
(a) To provide funds for those that are lacking.
(b) To protect and promote natural, inalienable human rights.
(c) To ensure that no citizen earns more than a decided amount.
(d) To decide which rights are natural and inalienable.

5. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?
(a) The Age of Revolutions.
(b) The Revolutionary Era.
(c) The Age of Rebellions.
(d) The Rebellious Era.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?

2. Ending the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Paine think was missing from Burke's objection to the French Revolution?

3. According to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did tyranny in the English government cause?

4. Which Pennsylvania town did Paine refer to in Of Constitutions as having its own committee?

5. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?

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