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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine describe America in Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) A country of limitless production.
(b) A country of limitless progress.
(c) A country of rapid production.
(d) A country of rapid progress.

2. Which effect did Paine think domestic trade had on foreign trade?
(a) If one was the good, the other was not necessarily good too.
(b) If one was good, the other could not be.
(c) If one was good, the other was too.
(d) Neither of them were connected.

3. How did Paine react to Burke's refusal to respond to Part One of Rights of Man?
(a) He found it inexusable.
(b) He found it cowardly.
(c) He found it surprising.
(d) He found it frustrating.

4. 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 laws.
(b) The nation-state.
(c) The nation-government.
(d) The international opinion.

5. Why did Paine think the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?
(a) It was not detailed enough.
(b) It was too representative.
(c) It was too detailed.
(d) It was not representative enough.

6. What did Paine urge the people of Europe to believe in?
(a) Their understanding of laws.
(b) Their understanding of civilization.
(c) Their ability to govern themselves.
(d) Their ability to organize themselves.

7. Who did Paine contend that a monarchy was maintained to amuse?
(a) The rich.
(b) The stupid.
(c) The poor.
(d) The gullible.

8. Which one of the following was not included in Paine's description of how America was prospering in Of Society and Civilization?
(a) The taxes were low.
(b) The industry was extensive.
(c) The poor were not oppressed.
(d) The rich were not privileged.

9. How much of Burke's new work did Paine intend to discuss in Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) Very little.
(b) An average amount.
(c) None.
(d) A lot.

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

11. As Paine wrote in Part Two of Rights of Man, what did the American Revolution put into practice for the first time?
(a) Democratic theory.
(b) More government laws.
(c) Realistic theory.
(d) Less government laws.

12. How many nations did Paine believe had the right to establish constitutions?
(a) Only a few of them.
(b) Most of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Several of them.

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

14. How did Paine characterize constitutions and governments in Of Constitutions?
(a) They were distinct.
(b) They were complimentary.
(c) They were not distinct.
(d) They were not complimentary.

15. What style was Part One of Rights of Man written in by Paine?
(a) Provoking.
(b) Traditional.
(c) Educational.
(d) Popular.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three things did Paine believe would progress as a result of future Revolutions?

2. Which one of the following was not included by Paine in the list of things that commerce led to?

3. Which two functions did Paine outline for governments in Of Constitutions?

4. What word did Paine use to describe the English Constitution in Of Constitutions?

5. According to Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what was the American Presidency originally built on?

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