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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine describe America in Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) A country of rapid production.
(b) A country of rapid progress.
(c) A country of limitless production.
(d) A country of limitless progress.

2. How did Paine react to Burke's refusal to respond to Part One of Rights of Man?
(a) He found it frustrating.
(b) He found it inexusable.
(c) He found it cowardly.
(d) He found it surprising.

3. Building on the foundation of Part One, in what style was Part Two of Rights of Man written?
(a) Thoughtful and inclusive.
(b) Measured and derogatory.
(c) Measured and thoughtful.
(d) Measured, thoughtful and inclusive.

4. As Paine wrote, what kind of impact would the French Revolution have?
(a) Only an impact on France.
(b) Neither an impact on France nor other countries.
(c) An impact on France and other countries.
(d) Only an impact on other countries.

5. What was the first part of Rights of Man written to accomplish?
(a) To correct Burke's factual errors.
(b) To address the people that agreed with Burke.
(c) To correct Burke's grammatical errors.
(d) To address the people that disagreed with Burke.

Short Answer Questions

1. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?

2. Which plot was uncovered with the storming of the Bastille?

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

4. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?

5. What did Articles IV, V and VI do in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?

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