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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ending the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Paine think was missing from Burke's objection to the French Revolution?
(a) Support.
(b) Intent.
(c) Honor.
(d) Validity.

2. Which one of the following was not included in Paine's description of how America was prospering in Of Society and Civilization?
(a) The taxes were low.
(b) The industry was extensive.
(c) The poor were not oppressed.
(d) The rich were not privileged.

3. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Burke did not understand which rights individuals had.
(b) Burke claimed that individuals had no rights.
(c) Burke did not understand which rights individuals did not have.
(d) Burke claimed that individuals had only select rights.

4. Which part of the English Constitution did Paine cite as a significant achievement?
(a) Petition of Right.
(b) Bill of Rights.
(c) Charter of Liberties.
(d) Magna Carta.

5. What mood was the beginning of the second Preface of Rights of Man written by Paine?
(a) Defensive.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?

2. Compared to previous Revolutions, what did Paine think future Revolutions would be like?

3. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?

4. What type of formal government did the frontier areas of America have before the American Revolution?

5. Challenging Burke's view that the government had knowledge, what did Paine insist that Burke could not prove?

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