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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. How did Paine think the English people viewed the French Revolution?
(a) He did not comment on their view.
(b) They did not support it.
(c) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(d) They supported it.

2. After apologizing for the miscellany in the Miscellaneous Chapter, how did Paine describe Burke's book?
(a) Half miscellany.
(b) Mostly miscellany.
(c) Some miscellany.
(d) All miscellany.

3. Which right did the French people have that Paine cited as something the English people did not have?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Right to a fair trial.
(c) Freedom of the press.
(d) Right to bear arms.

4. What did Paine do to help the cause being fought for in the American Revolution?
(a) He made a political case for it and supported the troops.
(b) He made an ethical case for it, planned its strategy, and supported the troops.
(c) He made a political case for it and planned its strategy.
(d) He supported the troops and planned the war's strategy.

5. What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking?
(a) The past.
(b) Speculation.
(c) The future.
(d) Stipulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Paine think that Burke refused to compare the French and British Constitutions?

2. Which French causes did Paine think were also representative of the entire world?

3. Although Paine supported the Revolutions and their intentions, what did he make clear about his opinion of war?

4. Why did Paine choose to write a Miscellaneous Chapter of miscellaneous thoughts?

5. In Rights of Man, what did Paine say society granted men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was another reason that Paine gave for writing Rights of Man in the third preface?

3. How did the second preface of Rights of Man begin?

4. How did Paine describe the main articles in the Declaration of Rights?

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

6. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?

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

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

9. Which rights did Paine include in the third preface for Rights of Man?

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

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