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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 was waiting for another war.
(b) He was no friend of war.
(c) He would be opposed to another war.
(d) He was tired of war.

2. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) Limited.
(b) Illustrated.
(c) General.
(d) Extended.

3. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?
(a) Very little.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A lot.
(d) Everything.

4. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?
(a) Clauses.
(b) Surveys.
(c) Hypothesis.
(d) Misinformation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Besides defending themselves, what else did Paine say the people were defending by storming the Bastille?

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