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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paine say in the Preface that the people would have to see in order for Liberty to prevail?
(a) Reason.
(b) Victory.
(c) Possibility.
(d) Truth.

2. How did Paine categorize Burke's speech to the English Parliament?
(a) Inexusable.
(b) Obnoxious.
(c) Rude.
(d) Violent.

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

4. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?
(a) Anger.
(b) Shock.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Disapppointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides English, which other language was Rights of Man published in?

2. What did Paine do to help the cause being fought for in the American Revolution?

3. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?

4. How did Paine describe reasoning with the states in the Preface?

5. How did Paine intend to defend the rights he wrote about in Rights of Man?

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