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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. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?
(a) Half miscellany.
(b) Some miscellany.
(c) All miscellany.
(d) Mostly miscellany.

2. By writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what was Paine aiming to reveal about the claims of government to produce order?
(a) They were intentionally misleading.
(b) They were exaggerated.
(c) They were fabricated.
(d) They were in error.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the rights that Dr. Price thought the English people had?

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

3. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?

4. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?

5. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?

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