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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. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?
(a) He did not comment on their view.
(b) They did not support it.
(c) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(d) They supported it.

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

3. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?
(a) He was no friend of war.
(b) He was tired of war.
(c) He would be opposed to another war.
(d) He was waiting for another war.

4. Which rights did Paine include as ones that the government should guarantee from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France?
(a) Liberty, property, wages and security.
(b) Liberty, security, religion and resistance.
(c) Liberty, property, security and resistance.
(d) Liberty, property, security, wages and resistance.

5. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?
(a) The Revolutionary Era.
(b) The Age of Revolutions.
(c) The Rebellious Era.
(d) The Age of Rebellions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term that Burke used to label the French people did Paine consider to be an insult?

2. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

3. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?

4. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?

5. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?

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