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

2. In order to prove the senselessness of Burke's position on the monarchy, what did Paine maintain could not be done to individual rights?
(a) They could not be transferred or annihilated.
(b) They could not be borrowed or annihilated.
(c) They could not be borrowed or transferred.
(d) They could not be borrowed, transferred or annihilated.

3. What type of work was Rights of Man?
(a) A warning.
(b) A response.
(c) A declaration.
(d) An invitation.

4. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Burke did not understand which rights individuals had.
(b) Burke did not understand which rights individuals did not have.
(c) Burke claimed that individuals had only select rights.
(d) Burke claimed that individuals had no rights.

5. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?
(a) The U.S. was the only example of an overthrown monarchy.
(b) The U.S. had the ability to reverse the effects of a monarchy.
(c) The U.S. was prospering without a monarchy.
(d) The U.S. will never resort to a monarchy.