View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine describe the laws protecting the aristocracy in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) Brutal and confusing.
(b) Misleading and unjust.
(c) Brutal and unjust.
(d) Misleading and confusing.

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

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

4. Using his own life experiences as proof of his expertise, what did Paine think the young people of Europe needed?
(a) Rules and consequences.
(b) More examples to look to.
(c) Lessons in reality.
(d) Moral instruction.

5. When was the Articles of Confederation passed?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1781.

6. What type of taxes did the Peers pay?
(a) Average.
(b) Low.
(c) High.
(d) None.

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

8. What was it about George Washington, the first American President, that Paine thought put all of the kings to shame?
(a) His independence.
(b) His courage.
(c) His character.
(d) His loyalty.

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

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

11. How did Paine describe the idea of bureaucrats managing trade properly?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Delusional.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Biased.

12. Which one of the following was not included by Paine in the list of things that commerce led to?
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Structure.
(c) Peace.
(d) Cordiality.

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

14. How did Paine refer to tax revenue in the European governments?
(a) Not enough of it was being generated.
(b) None of it was being wasted.
(c) Very little of it was being wasted.
(d) So much of it was being wasted.

15. Where was the constitutional convention held?
(a) Washington.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Jamestown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paine think should happen to every bill before it was voted on in a representative style of government?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 534 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample