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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?
(a) The English Constitution was incomplete.
(b) The English Constitution was not being applied.
(c) The French Constitution was more difficult to understand.
(d) The French Constitution was better.

2. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?
(a) Clauses.
(b) Hypothesis.
(c) Surveys.
(d) Misinformation.

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

4. What mood was the beginning of the second Preface of Rights of Man written by Paine?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?

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

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

4. 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?

5. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?

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