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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?
(a) Every four years.
(b) Every two years.
(c) Every three years.
(d) Every year.

2. What did Paine discuss about the French government at the end of Rights of Man?
(a) How it would have been structured without the Revolution.
(b) How it was structured after the Revolution.
(c) How it was structured before the Revolution.
(d) How its structure remained intact after the Revolution.

3. What mood was the beginning of the second Preface of Rights of Man written by Paine?
(a) Excited.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Angry.

4. Which one of the following is not included in the rights that Dr. Price thought the English people had?
(a) The right to cashier governors for misconduct.
(b) The right to claim a government funded security bond.
(c) The right to choose their own governors.
(d) The right to frame a government for themselves.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?

3. How did Paine categorize Burke's speech to the English Parliament?

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

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

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