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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Building on the foundation of Part One, in what style was Part Two of Rights of Man written?
(a) Measured and derogatory.
(b) Thoughtful and inclusive.
(c) Measured and thoughtful.
(d) Measured, thoughtful and inclusive.

2. By writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what was Paine aiming to reveal about the claims of government to produce order?
(a) They were exaggerated.
(b) They were in error.
(c) They were fabricated.
(d) They were intentionally misleading.

3. What was Burke's opinion of the Peers that Paine disagreed with in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) They were the pillar of society.
(b) They were an example of society.
(c) They were the pillar of security.
(d) They were an example of security.

4. What three things did Paine believe would progress as a result of future Revolutions?
(a) Reason, universal peace, and governmental politics.
(b) Reason, commerce, and universal war.
(c) Universal war, commerce, and governmental politics.
(d) Reason, universal peace, and commerce.

5. 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, chaos and oppression.
(d) Decay and chaos.

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

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

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

9. Compared to previous Revolutions, what did Paine think future Revolutions would be like?
(a) Longer.
(b) Less expensive.
(c) More expensive.
(d) Shorter.

10. According to Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, what was the American Presidency originally built on?
(a) A foundation of wisdom.
(b) A foundation of popularity.
(c) A foundation of complex ideas.
(d) A foundation of simple ideas.

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

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

13. What did Paine think was the origin of the delegated power of government?
(a) Elections.
(b) Amendments.
(c) Constitution.
(d) Treaties.

14. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?
(a) Taxation.
(b) Changing the laws.
(c) Maintaining the laws.
(d) Foreign affairs.

15. What did Paine think were society's greatest laws?
(a) The laws of reason.
(b) The laws of independence.
(c) The laws of nature.
(d) The laws of equality.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned by Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, which type of monarchy did Abbe Sieyes prefer?

2. What did Paine think the English's reliance on law by precedence led to?

3. As Paine explained in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what should the increase of commerce never be attributed to?

4. How did Paine react to Burke's refusal to respond to Part One of Rights of Man?

5. Using history to support his opinion, what did Paine find unsurprising about how governments began?

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