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

2. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?
(a) Every four years.
(b) Every year.
(c) Every three years.
(d) Every two years.

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?
(a) Its extent.
(b) Its limit.
(c) Its origin.
(d) Its relevance.

4. What crucial point did Paine make about power in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Power cannot be inherited.
(b) Power cannot be misguided.
(c) Power cannot be given.
(d) Power cannot be corrupt.

5. What did Burke think about England's past laws?
(a) They should only be altered every one hundred years.
(b) They could be altered.
(c) They could not be altered.
(d) They should only be altered every two hundred years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?

3. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?

4. What did Paine discuss about the French government at the end of Rights of Man?

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

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