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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rights of Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paine think should be used to justify laws?
(a) Logic.
(b) Previous examples.
(c) Principles.
(d) Future examples.

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

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

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

5. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?
(a) The level of tryrrany in France.
(b) The level of tyrrany in England.
(c) The previous wars of France.
(d) The previous wars of England.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the burning and devastation of London take place that Paine referred to in his attempt to disprove Burke's opinion of the French people?

2. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?

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

4. How did Paine intend to defend the rights he wrote about in Rights of Man?

5. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?

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