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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine describe reasoning with the states in the Preface?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Commendable.
(d) Unacceptable.

2. Which right did the French people have that Paine cited as something the English people did not have?
(a) Right to bear arms.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) Freedom of the press.
(d) Right to a fair trial.

3. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) Money could not be used.
(b) Property could not be seized.
(c) War could not be declared.
(d) Incomes could not be taxed.

4. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?
(a) Tyrrany.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) War.
(d) Treason.

5. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?
(a) Changing the laws.
(b) Foreign affairs.
(c) Taxation.
(d) Maintaining the laws.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Burke think about England's past laws?

3. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?

4. Who did Paine contend that a monarchy was maintained to amuse?

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

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