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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) French.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.
2. When did the burning and devastation of London take place that Paine referred to in his attempt to disprove Burke's opinion of the French people?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1730.
(d) 1750.
3. What did Paine think Burke had drastically underestimated by calling the French Revolution a violent revolt?
(a) The level of tyrrany in England.
(b) The level of tryrrany in France.
(c) The previous wars of England.
(d) The previous wars of France.
4. In order to clarify an important aspect of the French Revolution, what did Paine say was the intention of the French people?
(a) To rebel against the men themselves, not the principles that empowered tyrants.
(b) To rebel against both the principles that empowered tyrants and men themselves.
(c) To rebel against principles that empowered tyrants, not men themselves.
(d) To rebel against neither the principles that empowered tyrants nor the men themselves.
5. Along with Dr. Price, which society did Paine think that Burke maligned?
(a) Society for Law and Justice.
(b) American Revolution Society.
(c) Society for Constitutional Information.
(d) Freedom Society.
Short Answer Questions
1. As commented on by Paine, how did Burke refer to the events concerning the Bastille?
2. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
3. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?
4. How did Paine describe the mismanagement of government finances in countries like England and France?
5. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Paine name the new era that was taking place and the future of the Revolutions at the end of Part One's Conclusion?
2. How did Paine clarify the target of the French people during the Revolution?
3. Which inefficiencies of the English government did Paine discuss in the Miscellaneous Chapter?
4. What rights did Dr. Price think the people of England had, and how did Burke disagree?
5. How did Paine indicate his intent for writing the Rights of Man in the second preface?
6. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?
7. Which rights did Paine include in the third preface for Rights of Man?
8. What was Paine's explanation of reason and ignorance in the Conclusion of Part One?
9. What was another reason that Paine gave for writing Rights of Man in the third preface?
10. How did Paine describe the main articles in the Declaration of Rights?
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