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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. Which rights did Paine include as ones that the government should guarantee from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France?
(a) Liberty, property, wages and security.
(b) Liberty, security, religion and resistance.
(c) Liberty, property, security and resistance.
(d) Liberty, property, security, wages and resistance.

2. How did Paine describe the Declaration of Rights in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) An outstanding triumph.
(b) A spectacular accomplishment.
(c) An unprecedented event.
(d) A fantastic achievement.

3. Based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, whose will did the law express?
(a) The government.
(b) The community.
(c) The previous officials.
(d) Other governments.

4. Along with Dr. Price, which society did Paine think that Burke maligned?
(a) Freedom Society.
(b) Society for Constitutional Information.
(c) Society for Law and Justice.
(d) American Revolution Society.

5. What idea did Burke's views lead to, according to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Government is governed by too many principles.
(b) Government cannot be governed by too little principles.
(c) Government cannot be governed by too many principles.
(d) Government is governed by no principles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word did Paine use to describe the monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

2. What did Paine think could be abolished by a European Congress?

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

4. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

5. By writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what was Paine aiming to reveal about the claims of government to produce order?

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