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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?
(a) To promote what natural rights cannot.
(b) To reinvent natural rights.
(c) To protect natural rights.
(d) To reinforce natural rights.

2. Besides English, which other language was Rights of Man published in?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

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

4. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?
(a) Hypocritical.
(b) Ambiguous.
(c) Genuine.
(d) Disdainful.

5. Which plot was uncovered with the storming of the Bastille?
(a) A plot to steal from the parliament.
(b) A plot to abolish parliament.
(c) A plot to disband the military.
(d) A plot to reduce the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?

2. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?

3. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?

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

5. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?

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