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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 waiting for another war.
(c) He was tired of war.
(d) He was no friend of war.

2. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?
(a) Between the nation and the government.
(b) Between the state and the religion.
(c) Between the state, the nation and the government.
(d) Between the state and the nation.

3. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
(a) He mentioned it, but with one wrong fact.
(b) He hardly mentioned it.
(c) He mentioned it too much.
(d) He mentioned it, but with the wrong facts.

4. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?
(a) Natural equality.
(b) Human differences.
(c) Human equality.
(d) Natural differences.

5. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They happened in the same place.
(b) They were both fought for similar reasons.
(c) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(d) They happened at the same time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Paine describe human authority while correcting Burke's misrepresentation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

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

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

4. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?

5. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?

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