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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 laws.
(b) Reciprocal interests.
(c) Varied interests.
(d) Reciprocal laws.

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

3. Which part of the English Constitution did Paine cite as a significant achievement?
(a) Charter of Liberties.
(b) Magna Carta.
(c) Bill of Rights.
(d) Petition of Right.

4. According to Paine in Of Constitutions, how many representative bodies should a government have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. How long after the first part of Rights of Man was Part Two published?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

6. Who did Paine emphasize was the rightful owner of the Constitution?
(a) Neither the people nor the government.
(b) The people and the government.
(c) The people.
(d) The government.

7. In concluding Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what did Paine state was the basis for free governments?
(a) Neither law nor persons.
(b) Law and persons.
(c) Law, not persons.
(d) Persons, not law.

8. What type of formal government did the frontier areas of America have before the American Revolution?
(a) The same as they did after the Revolution.
(b) Very little.
(c) More than they did after the Revolution.
(d) None.

9. How did Paine describe the society in small domains where government was necessary?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Incomplete.

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

11. How did Paine describe republicanism in Of the Old and New Systems of Government?
(a) It promotes the common thinking.
(b) It reinforces the notion of justice.
(c) It promotes the common good.
(d) It reinforces the notion of loyalty.

12. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?
(a) Ridiculous injustice.
(b) Childish embarrassment.
(c) Insulting mistake.
(d) Senseless abomination.

13. How did Paine describe the picture of corporate towns in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) Chaos and oppression.
(b) Decay and oppression.
(c) Decay and chaos.
(d) Decay, chaos and oppression.

14. What type of ignorance did Paine think the monarchy acted in when using its arbitrary power?
(a) Selective.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Superstitious.
(d) Random.

15. Announcing the arrival of representative government at the end of Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, how did Paine advise that future revolution should be contemplated?
(a) Frequently.
(b) Carefully.
(c) Aggressively.
(d) Repeatedly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?

2. What did Paine say was crucial to a good constitution at the end of Of Constitutions?

3. As Paine explained in Of Society and Civilization, what has nature given man to ensure the cooperation needed to survive?

4. How did Paine think the national debt should be paid off in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

5. How many counties did Pennsylvania initially have before the American Constitution was formed?

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