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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 is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?
(a) Autobiographical.
(b) Biographical.
(c) Fictional.
(d) Philosophical.

2. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?
(a) Anger.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Disapppointment.
(d) Shock.

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

4. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?
(a) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(b) He did not comment on their view.
(c) They supported it.
(d) They did not support it.

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?
(a) The English.
(b) The French.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Italians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work was Rights of Man?

2. 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?

3. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?

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

5. Which other war had Burke previously supported?

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