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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Paine wrote in Part Two of Rights of Man, what did the American Revolution put into practice for the first time?
(a) Democratic theory.
(b) Realistic theory.
(c) More government laws.
(d) Less government laws.

2. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?
(a) Not quickly enough.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Irreversibly.
(d) Quickly.

3. How long after the first part of Rights of Man was Part Two published?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

4. How did Paine characterize constitutions and governments in Of Constitutions?
(a) They were not distinct.
(b) They were not complimentary.
(c) They were distinct.
(d) They were complimentary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the compact between the people of the United States that Paine mentioned in Of Constitutions?

2. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?

3. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?

4. Along with Dr. Price, which society did Paine think that Burke maligned?

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

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