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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. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?
(a) Ambiguous.
(b) Genuine.
(c) Hypocritical.
(d) Disdainful.

2. What happened to responsibility when a country attempted to blend both influences that Paine referenced in the Conclusion of Part One?
(a) It would be misplaced.
(b) It would be replaced.
(c) It would be lost.
(d) It would be altered.

3. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?
(a) To rebel against the men themselves, not the principles that empowered tyrants.
(b) To rebel against neither the principles that empowered tyrants nor the men themselves.
(c) To rebel against principles that empowered tyrants, not men themselves.
(d) To rebel against both the principles that empowered tyrants and men themselves.

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

5. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) Money could not be used.
(b) Property could not be seized.
(c) Incomes could not be taxed.
(d) War could not be declared.

Short Answer Questions

1. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?

2. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?

3. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?

4. Which one of the following is not included in Paine's list of the general forms of government authority?

5. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?

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