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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine react to Burke's refusal to respond to Part One of Rights of Man?
(a) He found it cowardly.
(b) He found it inexusable.
(c) He found it frustrating.
(d) He found it surprising.

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

3. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?
(a) Ridiculous injustice.
(b) Childish embarrassment.
(c) Insulting mistake.
(d) Senseless abomination.

4. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?
(a) Maintaining the laws.
(b) Foreign affairs.
(c) Taxation.
(d) Changing the laws.

5. 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?
(a) 1770.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1730.
(d) 1750.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the constitutional convention take place?

2. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

3. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?

4. Which part of the English Constitution did Paine cite as a significant achievement?

5. Which event did Paine refer to in Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments as he discussed the formation of the English government?

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