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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. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The French.
(d) The English.

2. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?
(a) To preserve the flow of previous parts of the book.
(b) To include things he had observed after writing previous parts of the book.
(c) To guide the previous parts of the book.
(d) To act as a reference for previous parts of the book.

3. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?
(a) Plots against the government.
(b) Plots on behalf of the government.
(c) Plots against other governments.
(d) Plots on behalf of other governments.

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. What did Paine think could be abolished by a European Congress?
(a) Politics.
(b) Government.
(c) Taxation.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which century was Thomas Paine known for being one of the great political thinkers?

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

3. Which articles of Observations on the Declarations of Rights outlined the principles on which the laws of France should be built?

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

5. Which other war had Burke previously supported?

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