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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine intend to defend the rights he wrote about in Rights of Man?
(a) Through comparisons.
(b) Through persistence.
(c) Through reason.
(d) Through justifications.

2. Which other war had Burke previously supported?
(a) Seven Years War.
(b) Glorious Revolution.
(c) French and Indian War.
(d) American Revolution.

3. Which French causes did Paine think were also representative of the entire world?
(a) Liberty and freedom of religion.
(b) Liberty, equality, and commerce.
(c) Liberty and equality.
(d) Equality and commerce.

4. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?
(a) He would be opposed to another war.
(b) He was no friend of war.
(c) He was tired of war.
(d) He was waiting for another war.

5. What did Paine do to help the cause being fought for in the American Revolution?
(a) He made a political case for it and supported the troops.
(b) He made an ethical case for it, planned its strategy, and supported the troops.
(c) He supported the troops and planned the war's strategy.
(d) He made a political case for it and planned its strategy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface of Rights of Man, who did Paine think should go directly to the people?

2. According to Paine in the Preface, who was his audience for Rights of Man?

3. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?

4. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?

5. What did Paine say in the Preface that the people would have to see in order for Liberty to prevail?

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