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. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?
(a) To rebel against both the principles that empowered tyrants and men themselves.
(b) To rebel against the men themselves, not the principles that empowered tyrants.
(c) To rebel against principles that empowered tyrants, not men themselves.
(d) To rebel against neither the principles that empowered tyrants nor the men themselves.

2. Which right did the French people have that Paine cited as something the English people did not have?
(a) Freedom of the press.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) Right to a fair trial.
(d) Right to bear arms.

3. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?
(a) Pack.
(b) Mob.
(c) Riot.
(d) Flock.

4. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(b) They happened at the same time.
(c) They happened in the same place.
(d) They were both fought for similar reasons.

5. Besides the mutual dependence of man, what did Paine think would drive social order forward?
(a) Reciprocal laws.
(b) Reciprocal interests.
(c) Varied interests.
(d) Varied laws.