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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which other war had Burke previously supported?
(a) American Revolution.
(b) Seven Years War.
(c) French and Indian War.
(d) Glorious Revolution.

2. What did Burke think about England's past laws?
(a) They should only be altered every two hundred years.
(b) They could be altered.
(c) They should only be altered every one hundred years.
(d) They could not be altered.

3. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?
(a) Genuine.
(b) Disdainful.
(c) Hypocritical.
(d) Ambiguous.

4. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Burke claimed that individuals had no rights.
(b) Burke did not understand which rights individuals had.
(c) Burke did not understand which rights individuals did not have.
(d) Burke claimed that individuals had only select rights.

5. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Disapppointment.
(c) Shock.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the new principles of government that Paine wrote about in Of the Old and New Systems of Government?

2. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?

3. Along with Dr. Price, which society did Paine think that Burke maligned?

4. What did Articles IV, V and VI do in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?

5. Which word did Paine use to describe the monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

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