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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Liberty, property, security and resistance.
(b) Liberty, property, security, wages and resistance.
(c) Liberty, property, wages and security.
(d) Liberty, security, religion and resistance.

3. 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 no principles.
(c) Government is governed by too many principles.
(d) Government cannot be governed by too many principles.

4. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?
(a) Half miscellany.
(b) Some miscellany.
(c) All miscellany.
(d) Mostly miscellany.

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

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

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

8. 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) 1780.
(b) 1730.
(c) 1750.
(d) 1770.

9. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
(a) He mentioned it, but with the wrong facts.
(b) He mentioned it too much.
(c) He mentioned it, but with one wrong fact.
(d) He hardly mentioned it.

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

11. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) Property could not be seized.
(b) Money could not be used.
(c) War could not be declared.
(d) Incomes could not be taxed.

12. What did Paine say in the Preface that the people would have to see in order for Liberty to prevail?
(a) Reason.
(b) Possibility.
(c) Truth.
(d) Victory.

13. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disapppointment.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Shock.

14. 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 previous officials.
(d) The community.

15. Which French causes did Paine think were also representative of the entire world?
(a) Equality and commerce.
(b) Liberty and equality.
(c) Liberty and freedom of religion.
(d) Liberty, equality, and commerce.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?

3. Which plot was uncovered with the storming of the Bastille?

4. As explained by Paine, what is the purpose of civil rights?

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

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