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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Of Society and Civilization, what point did Paine make about social order?
(a) It would be stronger if government was abolished.
(b) It did not exist before government, but it would exist if government was abolished.
(c) It would be just as strong if government was abolished.
(d) It existed before government and it would exist if government was abolished.

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

3. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) Illustrated.
(b) Limited.
(c) Extended.
(d) General.

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

5. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?
(a) Gradually.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Not quickly enough.
(d) Irreversibly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many counties did Pennsylvania initially have before the American Constitution was formed?

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

3. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?

4. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?

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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