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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 was the first part of Rights of Man written to accomplish?
(a) To address the people that disagreed with Burke.
(b) To correct Burke's grammatical errors.
(c) To address the people that agreed with Burke.
(d) To correct Burke's factual errors.

2. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?
(a) Mob.
(b) Pack.
(c) Flock.
(d) Riot.

3. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) Limited.
(b) Illustrated.
(c) Extended.
(d) General.

4. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They were both fought for similar reasons.
(b) They happened in the same place.
(c) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(d) They happened at the same time.

5. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
(a) He mentioned it too much.
(b) He hardly mentioned it.
(c) He mentioned it, but with one wrong fact.
(d) He mentioned it, but with the wrong facts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?

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

3. How did Paine describe reasoning with the states in the Preface?

4. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?

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

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