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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?
(a) The English Constitution was not being applied.
(b) The French Constitution was better.
(c) The English Constitution was incomplete.
(d) The French Constitution was more difficult to understand.

2. What did Paine think could be abolished by a European Congress?
(a) Government.
(b) Politics.
(c) War.
(d) Taxation.

3. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?
(a) In one place.
(b) In two places.
(c) In several places.
(d) In many places.

4. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?
(a) War.
(b) Tyrrany.
(c) Treason.
(d) Embezzlement.

5. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?
(a) The U.S. will never resort to a monarchy.
(b) The U.S. had the ability to reverse the effects of a monarchy.
(c) The U.S. was prospering without a monarchy.
(d) The U.S. was the only example of an overthrown monarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?

2. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?

3. Which one of the following is not included in the rights that Dr. Price thought the English people had?

4. Which articles of Observations on the Declarations of Rights outlined the principles on which the laws of France should be built?

5. Which century was Thomas Paine known for being one of the great political thinkers?

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