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

2. What did Paine say in the Preface that the people would have to see in order for Liberty to prevail?
(a) Truth.
(b) Reason.
(c) Victory.
(d) Possibility.

3. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. Which French causes did Paine think were also representative of the entire world?
(a) Liberty and equality.
(b) Liberty and freedom of religion.
(c) Equality and commerce.
(d) Liberty, equality, and commerce.

5. 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 neither the principles that empowered tyrants nor the men themselves.
(b) To rebel against both the principles that empowered tyrants and men themselves.
(c) To rebel against principles that empowered tyrants, not men themselves.
(d) To rebel against the men themselves, not the principles that empowered tyrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?

2. What impressed Paine about the National Assembly in Rights of Man?

3. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?

4. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?

5. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

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