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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Fictional.
(c) Autobiographical.
(d) Biographical.

2. What did Paine think could be abolished by a European Congress?
(a) Government.
(b) Taxation.
(c) Politics.
(d) War.

3. Referencing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, what did Paine state was the purpose of government?
(a) To decide which rights are natural and inalienable.
(b) To provide funds for those that are lacking.
(c) To protect and promote natural, inalienable human rights.
(d) To ensure that no citizen earns more than a decided amount.

4. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?
(a) He had seen previous wars.
(b) He researched the war from several different sources.
(c) He got reports from generals in the war.
(d) He was on the ground during the war.

5. What did Paine say was crucial to a good constitution at the end of Of Constitutions?
(a) The power to enforce it.
(b) The power to revise it.
(c) The power to understand it.
(d) The power to believe in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in the Miscellaneous Chapter, when did the people of England overthrow the monarch?

2. Ending the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Paine think was missing from Burke's objection to the French Revolution?

3. What crucial point did Paine make about power in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

4. Which office were foreigners prohibited from having under the American Constitution?

5. As Paine wrote in Part Two of Rights of Man, what did the American Revolution put into practice for the first time?

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