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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?
(a) Legitimacy.
(b) Authority.
(c) History.
(d) Control.

2. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?
(a) In two places.
(b) In several places.
(c) In many places.
(d) In one place.

3. As explained by Paine in the Conclusion of Part One, which two forces was mankind influenced by?
(a) Curiosity and ignorance.
(b) Reason and ignorance.
(c) Curiosity and knowledge.
(d) Reason and knowledge.

4. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Irreversibly.
(c) Gradually.
(d) Not quickly enough.

5. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?
(a) Tyrrany.
(b) Treason.
(c) War.
(d) Embezzlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?

2. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?

3. Which aspect of the government's presumed knowledge could not be accounted for by Burke, according to the listing of his view's problems in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

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

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

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