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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Constitutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?
(a) He was tired of war.
(b) He was waiting for another war.
(c) He was no friend of war.
(d) He would be opposed to another war.

2. Besides the mutual dependence of man, what did Paine think would drive social order forward?
(a) Varied interests.
(b) Reciprocal interests.
(c) Reciprocal laws.
(d) Varied laws.

3. When in 1174 did Congress meet to offer recommendations about the new Constitution?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) February.
(d) September.

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

5. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?
(a) Ridiculous injustice.
(b) Childish embarrassment.
(c) Senseless abomination.
(d) Insulting mistake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?

3. How did Paine describe the mismanagement of government finances in countries like England and France?

4. How did Paine depict his feelings in the Preface about the way readers of his work were being punished in some countries?

5. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?

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