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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. How did Paine describe the Declaration of Rights in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) A spectacular accomplishment.
(b) A fantastic achievement.
(c) An unprecedented event.
(d) An outstanding triumph.

2. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?
(a) Between the nation and the government.
(b) Between the state and the nation.
(c) Between the state and the religion.
(d) Between the state, the nation and the government.

3. In Paine's opinion, when did a society need government even less?
(a) When it had an established trade agreement.
(b) When it had vast resources.
(c) When it had an effective military.
(d) When it had good moral character.

4. Which French causes did Paine think were also representative of the entire world?
(a) Liberty, equality, and commerce.
(b) Liberty and freedom of religion.
(c) Equality and commerce.
(d) Liberty and equality.

5. What three things did Paine believe would progress as a result of future Revolutions?
(a) Reason, universal peace, and commerce.
(b) Universal war, commerce, and governmental politics.
(c) Reason, commerce, and universal war.
(d) Reason, universal peace, and governmental politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?

2. What did Burke think about England's past laws?

3. How did Paine describe the society in small domains where government was necessary?

4. Which aspect of the government's presumed knowledge could not be accounted for by Burke, according to the listing of his view's problems in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

5. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?

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