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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Constitutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?
(a) Human equality.
(b) Natural equality.
(c) Human differences.
(d) Natural differences.

2. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?
(a) Thoughts on French Affairs.
(b) Reflections on the Revolution in France.
(c) Remarks on the Policies of the Allies with Respect to France.
(d) Letters on a Regicide Peace.

3. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) Money could not be used.
(b) War could not be declared.
(c) Property could not be seized.
(d) Incomes could not be taxed.

4. Compared to previous Revolutions, what did Paine think future Revolutions would be like?
(a) Shorter.
(b) Longer.
(c) More expensive.
(d) Less expensive.

5. What did Paine discuss about the French government at the end of Rights of Man?
(a) How it was structured after the Revolution.
(b) How it was structured before the Revolution.
(c) How its structure remained intact after the Revolution.
(d) How it would have been structured without the Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much power did Paine think the Articles of Confederation gave the states?

2. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?

3. How did Paine describe human authority while correcting Burke's misrepresentation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

4. What did Paine think should happen to every bill before it was voted on in a representative style of government?

5. Which rights did Paine include as ones that the government should guarantee from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France?

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