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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. As mentioned in the Miscellaneous Chapter, when did the people of England overthrow the monarch?
(a) 1678.
(b) 1687.
(c) 1677.
(d) 1688.

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

3. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) War could not be declared.
(b) Property could not be seized.
(c) Money could not be used.
(d) Incomes could not be taxed.

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 decide which rights are natural and inalienable.
(b) To provide funds for those that are lacking.
(c) To protect and promote natural, inalienable human rights.
(d) To ensure that no citizen earns more than a decided amount.

5. By writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what was Paine aiming to reveal about the claims of government to produce order?
(a) They were fabricated.
(b) They were in error.
(c) They were intentionally misleading.
(d) They were exaggerated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?

2. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?

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

4. What impressed Paine about the National Assembly in Rights of Man?

5. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?

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