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 distinction did Paine make in the Preface?
(a) Between the state, the nation and the government.
(b) Between the state and the nation.
(c) Between the state and the religion.
(d) Between the nation and the government.

2. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?
(a) It contradicted itself.
(b) It defeated itself.
(c) It outsmarted itself.
(d) It diminished itself.

3. According to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did tyranny in the English government cause?
(a) Economic and international instability.
(b) Political and economic instability.
(c) Political instability.
(d) Political, economic and international instability.

4. Which plot was uncovered with the storming of the Bastille?
(a) A plot to steal from the parliament.
(b) A plot to reduce the military.
(c) A plot to abolish parliament.
(d) A plot to disband the military.

5. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?
(a) He got reports from generals in the war.
(b) He researched the war from several different sources.
(c) He had seen previous wars.
(d) He was on the ground during the war.