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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?
(a) It contradicted itself.
(b) It defeated itself.
(c) It diminished itself.
(d) It outsmarted itself.

2. How much power did Paine think the Articles of Confederation gave the states?
(a) Not enough.
(b) The right amount.
(c) Too much.
(d) He did not comment on it.

3. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?
(a) The level of tyrrany in England.
(b) The level of tryrrany in France.
(c) The previous wars of France.
(d) The previous wars of England.

4. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?
(a) History.
(b) Authority.
(c) Legitimacy.
(d) Control.

5. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Burke claimed that individuals had only select rights.
(b) Burke did not understand which rights individuals had.
(c) Burke claimed that individuals had no rights.
(d) Burke did not understand which rights individuals did not have.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?

2. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?

3. Which aspect of the government's presumed knowledge could not be accounted for by Burke, according to the listing of his view's problems in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

4. How many articles did Paine discuss in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?

5. Where was the constitutional convention held?

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