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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paine discuss about the French government at the end of Rights of Man?
(a) How it would have been structured without the Revolution.
(b) How it was structured before the Revolution.
(c) How its structure remained intact after the Revolution.
(d) How it was structured after the Revolution.

2. To show the effectiveness of a government without a monarchy, how did Paine refer to the United States of America?
(a) The U.S. had the ability to reverse the effects of a monarchy.
(b) The U.S. was prospering without a monarchy.
(c) The U.S. will never resort to a monarchy.
(d) The U.S. was the only example of an overthrown monarchy.

3. As he noted in the Preface, where did Paine desire to collect his political thoughts?
(a) In several places.
(b) In two places.
(c) In many places.
(d) In one place.

4. Besides English, which other language was Rights of Man published in?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

5. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?
(a) Lies, bigotry, and hatred.
(b) Lies, exaggerations, and hatred.
(c) Lies, bigotry, and exaggerations.
(d) Exaggerations, bigotry, and hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Paine pointed out in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Burke think the government had a monopoly on?

2. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?

3. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?

4. What impressed Paine about the National Assembly in Rights of Man?

5. Based on Paine's assessment, how were the people's opinion of government changing as a result of the American and French Revolutions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paine clarify the target of the French people during the Revolution?

2. What was the difference of opinion that Paine and Burke had about the Bastille?

3. How did Paine defend the French people against the insulting term that Burke used to describe them?

4. What was the English government's perception of the French Revolution and the French government?

5. What drawbacks to the English government did Paine write about while covering the rights that the French people had?

6. Why was Paine qualified to write about the French's situation accurately?

7. Which inefficiencies of the English government did Paine discuss in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

8. How did Paine indicate his intent for writing the Rights of Man in the second preface?

9. What explanation did Paine given in Rights of Man about natural rights and human authority?

10. How did Paine dispute Burke's opinion of the hereditary monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

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