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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As mentioned in the Miscellaneous Chapter, when did the people of England overthrow the monarch?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1677.
(c) 1687.
(d) 1678.

3. As explained by Paine in the Conclusion of Part One, which two forces was mankind influenced by?
(a) Reason and knowledge.
(b) Reason and ignorance.
(c) Curiosity and ignorance.
(d) Curiosity and knowledge.

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

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

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

7. How did Paine intend to defend the rights he wrote about in Rights of Man?
(a) Through comparisons.
(b) Through justifications.
(c) Through reason.
(d) Through persistence.

8. In order to prove the senselessness of Burke's position on the monarchy, what did Paine maintain could not be done to individual rights?
(a) They could not be borrowed or transferred.
(b) They could not be borrowed or annihilated.
(c) They could not be transferred or annihilated.
(d) They could not be borrowed, transferred or annihilated.

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

10. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The French.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The English.

11. 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 contradicted itself.
(c) It outsmarted itself.
(d) It diminished itself.

12. Which articles of Observations on the Declarations of Rights outlined the principles on which the laws of France should be built?
(a) The eighth through the tenth.
(b) The eighth through the eleventh.
(c) The seventh through the eleventh.
(d) The seventh through the tenth.

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

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

15. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?
(a) Lies, bigotry, and exaggerations.
(b) Lies, exaggerations, and hatred.
(c) Lies, bigotry, and hatred.
(d) Exaggerations, bigotry, and hatred.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What idea did Burke's views lead to, according to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

3. Because of the American and French Revolutions, what was being undermined about the old governments in Paine's opinion?

4. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?

5. Which other war had Burke previously supported?

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