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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking?
(a) Stipulation.
(b) The past.
(c) The future.
(d) Speculation.

3. How did Paine describe the Declaration of Rights in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) An outstanding triumph.
(b) A spectacular accomplishment.
(c) A fantastic achievement.
(d) An unprecedented event.

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

5. What did Burke think about England's past laws?
(a) They should only be altered every two hundred years.
(b) They should only be altered every one hundred years.
(c) They could not be altered.
(d) They could be altered.

6. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?
(a) It defeated itself.
(b) It outsmarted itself.
(c) It diminished itself.
(d) It contradicted itself.

7. As Paine wrote, what kind of impact would the French Revolution have?
(a) Only an impact on other countries.
(b) Only an impact on France.
(c) An impact on France and other countries.
(d) Neither an impact on France nor other countries.

8. 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 provide funds for those that are lacking.
(b) To ensure that no citizen earns more than a decided amount.
(c) To protect and promote natural, inalienable human rights.
(d) To decide which rights are natural and inalienable.

9. Based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, whose will did the law express?
(a) The government.
(b) Other governments.
(c) The community.
(d) The previous officials.

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

11. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?
(a) To rebel against neither the principles that empowered tyrants nor the men themselves.
(b) To rebel against principles that empowered tyrants, not men themselves.
(c) To rebel against both the principles that empowered tyrants and men themselves.
(d) To rebel against the men themselves, not the principles that empowered tyrants.

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

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

14. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?
(a) Hypocritical.
(b) Ambiguous.
(c) Genuine.
(d) Disdainful.

15. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?
(a) Plots against other governments.
(b) Plots against the government.
(c) Plots on behalf of the government.
(d) Plots on behalf of other governments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which rights did Paine include as ones that the government should guarantee from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France?

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

3. As explained by Paine in the Conclusion of Part One, which two forces was mankind influenced by?

4. What mood was the beginning of the second Preface of Rights of Man written by Paine?

5. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?

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