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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. As Paine wrote, what kind of impact would the French Revolution have?
(a) An impact on France and other countries.
(b) Only an impact on France.
(c) Only an impact on other countries.
(d) Neither an impact on France nor other countries.

2. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?
(a) Genuine.
(b) Hypocritical.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Disdainful.

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

4. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) Extended.
(b) Limited.
(c) General.
(d) Illustrated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Rights of Man, how did Paine describe Burke's pamphlet?

2. What did Paine think should be used to justify laws?

3. What type of work was Rights of Man?

4. Referencing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, what did Paine state was the purpose of government?

5. What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were some of Paine's problems with Burke's views of governmental wisdom?

3. 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?

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

5. Which positive examples of the French Constitution did Paine include in Rights of Man?

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

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

8. What was the main point in the first preface for Rights of Man?

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

10. What was the essence of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens?

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