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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What analogy did Paine draw between the American Revolution and the French Revolution in Rights of Man?
(a) They happened at the same time.
(b) They happened in the same place.
(c) They both lasted for the same amount of time.
(d) They were both fought for similar reasons.

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

3. 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 Americans.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The English.
(d) The French.

4. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?
(a) He did not comment on their view.
(b) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(c) They supported it.
(d) They did not support it.

5. In the Conclusion of Part One, how did Paine label the new era that was producing successful Republics?
(a) The Age of Rebellions.
(b) The Revolutionary Era.
(c) The Rebellious Era.
(d) The Age of Revolutions.

6. How did Paine describe the mismanagement of government finances in countries like England and France?
(a) Uncontrollable.
(b) Limited.
(c) Expected.
(d) Shocking.

7. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?
(a) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(b) They did not support it.
(c) He did not comment on their view.
(d) They supported it.

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

9. Ending the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Paine think was missing from Burke's objection to the French Revolution?
(a) Support.
(b) Intent.
(c) Validity.
(d) Honor.

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

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

12. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?
(a) To guide the previous parts of the book.
(b) To act as a reference for previous parts of the book.
(c) To preserve the flow of previous parts of the book.
(d) To include things he had observed after writing previous parts of the book.

13. What happened to responsibility when a country attempted to blend both influences that Paine referenced in the Conclusion of Part One?
(a) It would be misplaced.
(b) It would be altered.
(c) It would be lost.
(d) It would be replaced.

14. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?
(a) The previous wars of France.
(b) The level of tryrrany in France.
(c) The level of tyrrany in England.
(d) The previous wars of England.

15. 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 the men themselves, not the principles that empowered tyrants.
(c) To rebel against both the principles that empowered tyrants and men themselves.
(d) To rebel against principles that empowered tyrants, not men themselves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?

3. As Paine wrote, what kind of impact would the French Revolution have?

4. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?

5. As mentioned in the Miscellaneous Chapter, when did the people of England overthrow the monarch?

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