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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Paine pointed out in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Burke think the government had a monopoly on?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Commerce.
(c) Power.
(d) Trade.

2. What crucial point did Paine make about power in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Power cannot be corrupt.
(b) Power cannot be given.
(c) Power cannot be misguided.
(d) Power cannot be inherited.

3. According to Paine in the Preface, who was his audience for Rights of Man?
(a) The whole world.
(b) Half the world.
(c) The western world.
(d) A small part of the world.

4. What did Articles IV, V and VI do in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) Evaluate the first three articles.
(b) Extend the first three articles.
(c) Shorten the first three articles.
(d) Replace the first three articles.

5. How did Paine categorize Burke's speech to the English Parliament?
(a) Rude.
(b) Obnoxious.
(c) Inexusable.
(d) Violent.

6. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?
(a) Remarks on the Policies of the Allies with Respect to France.
(b) Thoughts on French Affairs.
(c) Reflections on the Revolution in France.
(d) Letters on a Regicide Peace.

7. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?
(a) Every four years.
(b) Every two years.
(c) Every year.
(d) Every three years.

8. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

9. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Conditions.
(c) Limits.
(d) Rights.

10. Which other war had Burke previously supported?
(a) Glorious Revolution.
(b) American Revolution.
(c) French and Indian War.
(d) Seven Years War.

11. When did the burning and devastation of London take place that Paine referred to in his attempt to disprove Burke's opinion of the French people?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1730.
(d) 1780.

12. What idea did Burke's views lead to, according to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Government cannot be governed by too little principles.
(b) Government is governed by too many principles.
(c) Government cannot be governed by too many principles.
(d) Government is governed by no principles.

13. How many articles did Paine discuss in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Over twelve.
(d) Eight.

14. Which word did Paine use to describe the monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Scam.
(d) Fallacy.

15. Which aspect of the government's presumed knowledge could not be accounted for by Burke, according to the listing of his view's problems in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
(a) Its extent.
(b) Its origin.
(c) Its limit.
(d) Its relevance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Paine describe reasoning with the states in the Preface?

2. In the Preface of Rights of Man, who did Paine think should go directly to the people?

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

4. Instead of rights, what did Paine say was included in Burke's arguments?

5. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?

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