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

2. According to Paine, where did Burke derive his arguments from?
(a) Current, irrelevant documents of law.
(b) Past, dead documents of law.
(c) A new law that has never been passed.
(d) An old law that has never been followed.

3. To make a point about the absurdity of Burke's argument, what did Paine say could not happen in England without consent?
(a) Incomes could not be taxed.
(b) Property could not be seized.
(c) Money could not be used.
(d) War could not be declared.

4. After pointing out the weaknesses of Burke's position, what did Paine indicate about Burke's principle of past English laws?
(a) It outsmarted itself.
(b) It diminished itself.
(c) It contradicted itself.
(d) It defeated itself.

5. According to Paine in the Preface, who was his audience for Rights of Man?
(a) The western world.
(b) Half the world.
(c) A small part of the world.
(d) The whole world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which other war had Burke previously supported?

2. How did Paine summarize Burke's views in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

3. According to the French Constitution that Paine referred to, how often must the National Assembly be elected?

4. How did Paine categorize Burke's speech to the English Parliament?

5. Since the people are sovereign, what were the only type of actions that Paine thought should be stopped by the law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the differences in the three forms of government authority that Paine mentioned in Rights of Man?

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

3. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?

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

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

6. What rights did Dr. Price think the people of England had, and how did Burke disagree?

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

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

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

10. How did natural rights lead to civil rights in a society?

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