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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?
(a) George Washington.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every two years.
(c) Every four years.
(d) Every three years.

4. Which one of the following is not included in Paine's list of the general forms of government authority?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Common Interest.
(c) Power.
(d) Superstition.

5. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?
(a) Lies, bigotry, and hatred.
(b) Lies, exaggerations, and hatred.
(c) Exaggerations, bigotry, and hatred.
(d) Lies, bigotry, and exaggerations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?

3. What was the first part of Rights of Man written to accomplish?

4. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?

5. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?

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