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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the mutual dependence of man, what did Paine think would drive social order forward?
(a) Varied interests.
(b) Reciprocal laws.
(c) Reciprocal interests.
(d) Varied laws.

2. Why did Paine think that America was the only place in the world where Independence could be tried?
(a) It was free of history.
(b) It had the most creative people.
(c) It was the correct size.
(d) It had the most to gain.

3. What idea did Paine think the European government should be constructed on?
(a) Universal civilization.
(b) National cooperation.
(c) National civilization.
(d) Universal cooperation.

4. How did Paine think the national debt should be paid off in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) In installments.
(b) Half upfront and the remainder in installments.
(c) All at once.
(d) One quarter upfront and the rest in installments.

5. In Paine's opinion, when did a society need government even less?
(a) When it had an effective military.
(b) When it had an established trade agreement.
(c) When it had vast resources.
(d) When it had good moral character.

6. As explained by Paine in Of Constitutions, what made the constitutions binding?
(a) Nations had no interest in being wrong.
(b) Nations had no interest in being misled.
(c) Nations put their success as a priority.
(d) Nations put their coexistence as a priority.

7. As Paine explained in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what should the increase of commerce never be attributed to?
(a) The international opinion.
(b) The international laws.
(c) The nation-state.
(d) The nation-government.

8. What did Paine advocate for business regulations in the British government?
(a) They should be eliminated.
(b) They should be updated.
(c) They should be reduced.
(d) They should be rewritten.

9. How many houses of Congress were part of the Constitution that was ratified at the constitutional convention?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

10. Which alliance did Paine suggest should take place in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) America, Italy, and England.
(b) Italy, England, and France.
(c) America, England, and France.
(d) America, Italy, and France.

11. As mentioned by Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, which type of monarchy did Abbe Sieyes prefer?
(a) Generational.
(b) Hereditary.
(c) Selective.
(d) Elective.

12. What two things did Paine think were at the root of old governments in Of the Old and New Systems of Government?
(a) Power and self-aggrandizement.
(b) Greed and deception.
(c) Greed and delusion.
(d) Power and self-promotiion.

13. What was the compact between the people of the United States that Paine mentioned in Of Constitutions?
(a) To develop a system based on taxes.
(b) To create and sustain a government.
(c) To create and sustain a philosophy.
(d) To develop a system based on laws.

14. How much power did Paine think the Articles of Confederation gave the states?
(a) Not enough.
(b) He did not comment on it.
(c) The right amount.
(d) Too much.

15. In proportion to the poor, what kind of taxes did Paine think the Peers should have paid?
(a) The same.
(b) Lower.
(c) Much higher.
(d) Slightly higher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the constitutional convention take place?

2. In concluding Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what did Paine state was the basis for free governments?

3. What type of formal government did the frontier areas of America have before the American Revolution?

4. What word did Paine use to describe the decisions of juries in Part Two of Rights of Man?

5. Based on the information in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what should be the aim of the new governments of Europe?

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