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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. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) General.
(b) Illustrated.
(c) Extended.
(d) Limited.

2. What did Paine do to help the cause being fought for in the American Revolution?
(a) He supported the troops and planned the war's strategy.
(b) He made a political case for it and planned its strategy.
(c) He made a political case for it and supported the troops.
(d) He made an ethical case for it, planned its strategy, and supported the troops.

3. Which articles of Observations on the Declarations of Rights outlined the principles on which the laws of France should be built?
(a) The seventh through the eleventh.
(b) The eighth through the tenth.
(c) The eighth through the eleventh.
(d) The seventh through the tenth.

4. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?
(a) Irreversibly.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Not quickly enough.

5. How did Paine describe human authority while correcting Burke's misrepresentation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
(a) Irrelevant.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Derivative.
(d) Secondary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paine say was the cause of the removal of aristocratic title for the French people?

2. Besides defending themselves, what else did Paine say the people were defending by storming the Bastille?

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

4. How many articles did Paine discuss in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?

5. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?

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